Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 084.9
Other pernicious complications of malaria
  • Short description: Malaria complicated NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 084.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 084.9 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 084.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 084.9: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 084.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B50.0 Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B50.8 Other severe and complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B51.0 Plasmodium vivax malaria with rupture of spleen
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B51.8 Plasmodium vivax malaria with other complications
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B52.0 Plasmodium malariae malaria with nephropathy
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B52.8 Plasmodium malariae malaria with other complications
Applies To
  • Algid malaria
  • Cerebral malaria
Use Additional
  • Use additional code to identify complication, as:
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 084.9:
  • Cachexia 799.4
    • malaria 084.9
    • marsh 084.9
    • paludal 084.9
  • Cirrhosis, cirrhotic 571.5
    • malarial 084.9
    • paludal 084.9
  • Congestion, congestive
    • brain (see also Disease, cerebrovascular NEC) 437.8
      • malarial 084.9
  • Dropsy, dropsical (see also Edema) 782.3
    • malarial (see also Malaria) 084.9
  • Malaria, malarial (fever) 084.6
    • algid 084.9
    • any type, with
      • algid malaria 084.9
      • blackwater fever 084.8
      • fever
      • hemoglobinuria, malarial 084.8
      • hepatitis 084.9 [573.2]
      • nephrosis 084.9 [581.81]
      • pernicious complication NEC 084.9
        • cardiac 084.9
        • cerebral 084.9
    • cardiac 084.9
    • cerebral 084.9
    • congestion, congestive 084.6
      • brain 084.9
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
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