ICD-10-CM Code P37.3
Congenital falciparum malaria
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Newborn Only
Code is only used for patients less than 1 year old.P37.3 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of congenital falciparum malaria. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code P37 is used to code Neonatal infection
neonatal infections are infections of the neonate (newborn) during the neonatal period or first four weeks of birth. neonatal infections may be contracted by transplacental transfer in utero, in the birth canal during delivery (perinatal), or by other means after birth. some neonatal infections are apparent soon after delivery, while others may develop postpartum within the first week or month. some infections acquired in the neonatal period do not become apparent until much later such as hiv, hepatitis b and malaria.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Pediatrics |
26-week gestation, premature infant, weighing <990gm with ventilator
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Congenital falciparum malaria (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'P37.3 - Congenital falciparum malaria'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code P37.3 and a single ICD9 code, 771.2 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: P37 - Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases