Late congenital syphilis, latent
Billable / specific
A50.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Congenital syphilis without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, two years or more after birth.
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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Also known as
- Congenital syphilis without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, two years or more after birth.
- Syphilis, syphilitic, congenital, late, or 2 years or more after birth NEC, latent
Parent code
- A50Congenital syphilisHeader
Related codes
- A50.0Early congenital syphilis, symptomaticHeader
- A50.1Early congenital syphilis, latentBillable
- A50.2Early congenital syphilis, unspecifiedBillable
- A50.3Late congenital syphilitic oculopathyHeader
- A50.4Late congenital neurosyphilis [juvenile neurosyphilis]Header
- A50.5Other late congenital syphilis, symptomaticHeader
- A50.7Late congenital syphilis, unspecifiedBillable
- A50.9Congenital syphilis, unspecifiedBillable