B50.8
Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Severe or complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria NOS
mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for B50.8
FY 2026 ›Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections
Find B50.8 in the alphabetic index
14 index paths lead to this code
- West African fever
- Fever › bilious, hemoglobinuric
- Fever › blackwater
- Fever › hematuric, bilious
- Fever › hemoglobinuric
- Hematinuria › malarial
- Hematuria › malarial
- Hemoglobinuria › malarial
- Fever › West › African
- Malaria, malarial › with › blackwater fever
- Malaria, malarial › with › hemoglobinuria
- Malaria, malarial › falciparum › with complications NEC
- Malaria, malarial › falciparum › severe
- Malaria, malarial › with › blackwater fever › hemoglobinuric