ICD-10-CM Code A50.3
Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 A50.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of A50.3 that describes the diagnosis 'late congenital syphilitic oculopathy' in more detail.
- A50.3 Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code A503 is used to code Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy
Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy is a disease of the eye, a manifestation of late congenital syphilis. It can appear as:
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
Coding Notes for A50.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Hutchinson's triad - instead, use code A50.53
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A50.3 - Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A50.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: A50 - Congenital syphilis