B54B54 - Unspecified malaria | ICD-10-CM.
Clinical Information. A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the plasmodium genus: plasmodium falciparum; plasmodium vivax; plasmodium ovale; and plasmodium malariae; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus anopheles.
ICD-10 code R68. 89 for Other general symptoms and signs is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
9: Fever, unspecified.
Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite with five species known to infect humans, while yellow fever is caused by a virus. Though the infection of both the diseases can be fatal, death rates for malaria are significantly higher. Although malaria is treatable and yellow fever is not.
Uncomplicated malaria is defined as “a patient who presents with symptoms of malaria and a positive parasitological test (microscopy or RDT), but with no features of severe malaria” [7].
R68. 89 is a VALID/BILLABLE ICD10 code, i.e it is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions. R68. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-10 code Z00. 01 for Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Encounter for screening for other metabolic disorders The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z13. 228 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 code R51 for Headache is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R50. 81 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R50.
Definitions: Acute febrile illness was defined as a patient with fever of 38°C or higher at presentation to ED or history of fever that persisted for 2–7 days with no localizing source.