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B52.8

B52.8: Plasmodium malariae malaria with other complications

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B52.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for plasmodium malariae malaria with other complications. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above B52.8

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 B52.8

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Malaria, malarial›malariae›with›complications NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B52

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.