ICD-10-CM Code for Plasmodium falciparum malaria B50

ICD-10 code B50 for Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases .

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Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Includes: mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species

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