Early visceral congenital syphilis
Billable / specific
A50.08 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from A50)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A50)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A50)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A50)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A50)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A50)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from A50)
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Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Hepatitis, syphilitic, congenital
- Peritonitis, syphilitic, congenital
- Splenomegaly, splenomegalia, syphilitic, congenital
- Syphilis, syphilitic, hepatomegaly, congenital
Parent code
- A50.0Early congenital syphilis, symptomaticHeader
Related codes
- A50.01Early congenital syphilitic oculopathyBillable
- A50.02Early congenital syphilitic osteochondropathyBillable
- A50.03Early congenital syphilitic pharyngitisBillable
- A50.04Early congenital syphilitic pneumoniaBillable
- A50.05Early congenital syphilitic rhinitisBillable
- A50.06Early cutaneous congenital syphilisBillable
- A50.07Early mucocutaneous congenital syphilisBillable
- A50.09Other early congenital syphilis, symptomaticBillable