Secondary syphilitic oculopathy
Billable / specific
A51.43 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
- Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
- Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
- Secondary syphilitic uveitis
Includes (from A51)
- 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 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.
Also known as
- Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
- Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
- Secondary syphilitic uveitis
- Chorioretinitis, in syphilis
- Chorioretinitis, syphilitic
- Iridocyclitis, in syphilis
- Iridocyclitis, syphilitic
- Iritis, syphilitic
- Oculopathy, syphilitic NEC, early
- Retinitis, syphilitic
- Syphilis, syphilitic, chorioretinitis
- Syphilis, syphilitic, ciliary body
- Syphilis, syphilitic, iris, iritis
- Syphilis, syphilitic, secondary, chorioretinitis, choroiditis
- Syphilis, syphilitic, uveal tract
- Syphilis, syphilitic, uveitis
- Uveitis, syphilitic
Parent code
- A51.4Other secondary syphilisHeader