A51.0

Primary genital syphilis

Billable / specific

A51.0 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

  • Syphilitic chancre NOS

Includes (from A51)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1) (from A51)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-) (from A51)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A51)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A51)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A51)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A51)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A51)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from A51)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A51)

Also known as

  • Syphilitic chancre NOS
  • Bubo, syphilitic
  • Chancre
  • Chancre, urethra
  • Lesion, primary
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, bubo
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, chancre
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, chancre, Rollet's
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, early, symptomatic, primary, except extragenital chancre
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, genital
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, penis
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, primary
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, primary, genital
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, vagina
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, vulva
  • Ulcus, durum

Parent code

  • A51Early syphilisHeader

Related codes

  • A51.1Primary anal syphilisBillable
  • A51.2Primary syphilis of other sitesBillable
  • A51.3Secondary syphilis of skin and mucous membranesHeader
  • A51.4Other secondary syphilisHeader
  • A51.5Early syphilis, latentBillable
  • A51.9Early syphilis, unspecifiedBillable

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