ICD-10-CM Code A65
Nonvenereal syphilis
BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.A65 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of nonvenereal syphilis. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code A65 is used to code Nonvenereal endemic syphilis
Bejel, or endemic syphilis, is a chronic skin and tissue disease caused by infection by the endemicum subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
MeSH Code: | D014211 |
ICD 9 Code: | 104 |
Coding Notes for A65 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Bejel
- Endemic syphilis
- Njovera
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #867-869 - Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A65 - Nonvenereal syphilis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A65. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Siti (A65)
Skerljevo (A65)
Njovera (A65)
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Nonvenereal endemic syphilis
(exact match)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 104.0 was previously used, A65 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.