A52.7
Header — not billableOther symptomatic late syphilis
The ICD-10 code for other symptomatic late syphilis is A52.7.
A52.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under A52.7
- A52.71Late syphilitic oculopathy
- A52.72Syphilis of lung and bronchus
- A52.73Symptomatic late syphilis of other respiratory organs
- A52.74Syphilis of liver and other viscera
- A52.75Syphilis of kidney and ureter
- A52.76Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis
- A52.77Syphilis of bone and joint
- A52.78Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue
- A52.79Other symptomatic late syphilis