B51
B51: Plasmodium vivax malaria
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
B51 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for plasmodium vivax malaria. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- plasmodium vivax with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- mixed infections of Plasmodium vivax with other Plasmodium species, except Plasmodium falciparum
Other codes that can never be billed with B51
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead B51
3 child codes. Green means billable.