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B53.1 - Malaria due to simian plasmodia


The ICD 10 Code for Malaria due to simian plasmodia is listed as B53.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: B53.1
Description: Malaria due to simian plasmodia
  • Excludes1: 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.-)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
867 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Mcc
868 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Cc
869 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Protozoal diseases (B50-B64)
Parent B53 - Other specified malaria
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 084.4 - Other malaria (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of B53.1:
B53.0 - Plasmodium ovale malaria
B53.8 - Other malaria, not elsewhere classified