ICD-10-CM Code A50
Congenital syphilis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A50 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of A50 that describes the diagnosis 'congenital syphilis' in more detail.
- A50 Congenital syphilis NON-BILLABLE
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- A50.01 Early congenital syphilitic oculopathy BILLABLE
- A50.02 Early congenital syphilitic osteochondropathy BILLABLE
- A50.03 Early congenital syphilitic pharyngitis BILLABLE
- A50.04 Early congenital syphilitic pneumonia BILLABLE
- A50.05 Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis BILLABLE
- A50.06 Early cutaneous congenital syphilis BILLABLE
- A50.07 Early mucocutaneous congenital syphilis BILLABLE
- A50.08 Early visceral congenital syphilis BILLABLE
- A50.09 Other early congenital syphilis, symptomatic BILLABLE
- BILLABLE A50.1 Early congenital syphilis, latent
- BILLABLE A50.2 Early congenital syphilis, unspecified
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- A50.40 Late congenital neurosyphilis, unspecified BILLABLE
- A50.41 Late congenital syphilitic meningitis BILLABLE
- A50.42 Late congenital syphilitic encephalitis BILLABLE
- A50.43 Late congenital syphilitic polyneuropathy BILLABLE
- A50.44 Late congenital syphilitic optic nerve atrophy BILLABLE
- A50.45 Juvenile general paresis BILLABLE
- A50.49 Other late congenital neurosyphilis BILLABLE
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- A50.51 Clutton's joints BILLABLE
- A50.52 Hutchinson's teeth BILLABLE
- A50.53 Hutchinson's triad BILLABLE
- A50.54 Late congenital cardiovascular syphilis BILLABLE
- A50.55 Late congenital syphilitic arthropathy BILLABLE
- A50.56 Late congenital syphilitic osteochondropathy BILLABLE
- A50.57 Syphilitic saddle nose BILLABLE
- A50.59 Other late congenital syphilis, symptomatic BILLABLE
- BILLABLE A50.6 Late congenital syphilis, latent
- BILLABLE A50.7 Late congenital syphilis, unspecified
- BILLABLE A50.9 Congenital syphilis, unspecified
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The ICD code A50 is used to code Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration) but there may be multiple sores. In secondary syphilis a diffuse rash which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet occurs. There may also be sores in the mouth or vagina. In latent syphilis there are little to no symptoms which can last for years. In tertiary syphilis there are gummas (soft non-cancerous growths), neurological, or heart symptoms. Syphilis has, however, been known as "the great imitator" as it may cause symptoms similar to many other diseases.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Codes: | D013587, D013587, D013587, D013587, D013587, D013587, D013587, D013587 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 |
Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A50 - Congenital syphilis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A50. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.