B53.1

B53.1: Malaria due to simian plasmodia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

B53.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malaria due to simian plasmodia. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check B53.1 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.

Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium malariae (B52.-)
Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium ovale (B53.0)
Malaria due to simian plasmodia with Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Monkey malaria
Simian malaria
Malaria, malarial›Plasmodium›simian

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under B53