B53.0 Billable Code
Plasmodium ovale malaria
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 1
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Section Detail
B50-B64
Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of B53.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-)
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium malariae (B52.-)
- Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium vivax (B51.-)
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