B52.0

B52.0: Plasmodium malariae malaria with nephropathy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B52.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for plasmodium malariae malaria with nephropathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B52.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B52.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on B52: Plasmodium malariae malaria

Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with B52.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

B53.0Plasmodium ovale malaria
B53.1Malaria due to simian plasmodia

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

B52.0 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Nephrosis, nephrotic›malarial(malariae)
Disorder›glomerular›malariae malaria
Glomerulonephritis›in›Plasmodium malariae
Nephrosis, nephrotic›in›malaria(malariae)
Malaria, malarial›malariae›with›glomerular disorder

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.