Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 084.0
Falciparum malaria (malignant tertian)
  • Short description: FALCIPARUM MALARIA.
  • ICD-9-CM 084.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 084.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 084.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 084.0: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 084.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B50.9 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Falciparum malaria
  • Hemolytic anemia due to p falciparum
  • Hemolytic anemia due to Plasmodium falciparum
  • Hemolytic anemia, P falciparum
  • Malaria, falciparum
  • Plasmodium falciparum malaria
  • Plasmodium falciparum malaria w cerebral complication
  • Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications
  • Plasmodium falciparum malaria, cerebral complication
Applies To
  • Malaria (fever):
    • by Plasmodium falciparum
    • subtertian
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 084.0:
  • Chagres fever 084.0
  • Estivo-autumnal
    • fever 084.0
    • malaria 084.0
  • Fever 780.6
    • Chagres 084.0
    • continued 780.6
      • malarial 084.0
    • estivo-autumnal (malarial) 084.0
    • intermittent (bilious) (see also Malaria) 084.6
      • hepatic (CharcĂ´t) - see Choledocholithiasis
      • of unknown origin (see also Pyrexia) 780.6
      • pernicious 084.0
    • Panama 084.0
    • pernicious, acute 084.0
    • quotidian 084.0
    • subtertian 084.0
  • Malaria, malarial (fever) 084.6
    • continued 084.0
    • estivo-autumnal 084.0
    • falciparum (malignant tertian) 084.0
    • malignant (tertian) 084.0
    • pernicious, acute 084.0
    • quotidian 084.0
    • subtertian 084.0
    • tertian (benign) 084.1
      • malignant 084.0
    • tropical 084.0
  • Occlusion
    • cervical canal (see also Stricture, cervix) 622.4
      • by falciparum malaria 084.0
  • Panama fever 084.0
  • Quotidian
    • fever 084.0
      • malaria (fever) 084.0
  • Subtertian
    • fever 084.0
    • malaria (fever) 084.0
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