A50.3

Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy

Non-billable header

A50.3 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from A50)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • Hutchinson's triad (A50.53)
  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1) (from A50)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-) (from A50)

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)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A50)

Parent code

  • A50Congenital syphilisHeader

More specific codes A50.3

  • A50.30Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy, unspecifiedBillable
  • A50.31Late congenital syphilitic interstitial keratitisBillable
  • A50.32Late congenital syphilitic chorioretinitisBillable
  • A50.39Other late congenital syphilitic oculopathyBillable

Related codes

  • A50.0Early congenital syphilis, symptomaticHeader
  • A50.1Early congenital syphilis, latentBillable
  • A50.2Early congenital syphilis, unspecifiedBillable
  • A50.4Late congenital neurosyphilis [juvenile neurosyphilis]Header
  • A50.5Other late congenital syphilis, symptomaticHeader
  • A50.6Late congenital syphilis, latentBillable
  • A50.7Late congenital syphilis, unspecifiedBillable
  • A50.9Congenital syphilis, unspecifiedBillable

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