A52.16

Charcot's arthropathy (tabetic)

Billable / specific

A52.16 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 A52)

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1) (from A52)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-) (from A52)

Excludes2

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

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A52)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A52)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A52)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A52)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A52)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from A52)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from A52)

Also known as

  • Arthritis, arthritic, syphilitic
  • Arthritis, arthritic, syphilitica deformans
  • Arthropathy, tabes dorsalis
  • Arthropathy, tabetic
  • Charcot's, disease
  • Charcot's, joint
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, Charcot's joint
  • Tabes, tabetic, with Charcot's joint
  • Tabes, tabetic, arthropathy

Parent code

  • A52.1Symptomatic neurosyphilisHeader

Related codes

  • A52.10Symptomatic neurosyphilis, unspecifiedBillable
  • A52.11Tabes dorsalisBillable
  • A52.12Other cerebrospinal syphilisBillable
  • A52.13Late syphilitic meningitisBillable
  • A52.14Late syphilitic encephalitisBillable
  • A52.15Late syphilitic neuropathyBillable
  • A52.17General paresisBillable
  • A52.19Other symptomatic neurosyphilisBillable

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