DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

B52 Plasmodium malariae malaria

  • Header · not billable

B52 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Malaria, malarial (fever)malariae → B52.9
  • Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) (congenital)malarial (malariae) → B52.0
  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)quartan (malaria) → B52.9

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. B50-B64 Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
  3. B52 Plasmodium malariae malaria
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
3 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
9

Codes in B52

  1. B52.0
    Plasmodium malariae malaria with nephropathy
    BillableCC
  2. B52.8
    Plasmodium malariae malaria with other complications
    BillableCC
  3. B52.9
    Plasmodium malariae malaria without complication
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Plasmodium malariae malaria NOS

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At B52

Includes

  • mixed infections of Plasmodium malariae with other Plasmodium species, except Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax

Excludes1

  • Plasmodium falciparum (B50.-) B50
  • Plasmodium vivax (B51.-) B51

Notes that also apply

Block B50-B64 instructions (Excludes1 2): printed on the block page.

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.

Index entries

  • Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) (congenital)malarial (malariae) → B52.0
  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)quartan (malaria) → B52.9
  • Malaria, malarial (fever)malariae → B52.9
  • Disorder (of)glomerular (in)malariae malaria → B52.0
  • Glomerulonephritisin (due to)Plasmodium malariae → B52.0
  • Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) (congenital)inmalaria (malariae) → B52.0
  • Malaria, malarial (fever)Plasmodium (P.)malariae NEC → B52.9
  • Malaria, malarial (fever)malariaewithglomerular disorder → B52.0
  • Malaria, malarial (fever)malariaewithcomplications NEC → B52.8

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