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B53.0

B53.0: Plasmodium ovale malaria

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B53.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for plasmodium ovale malaria. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B53.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
  • Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium malariae (B52.-)
  • Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with B53.0

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

  • 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

  • Fever›Plasmodium ovale
  • Malaria, malarial›ovale
  • Malaria, malarial›Plasmodium›ovale

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B53

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.