A52.78

Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue

Billable / specific

A52.78 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

  • Late syphilitic bursitis
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of bursa
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of muscle
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of synovium
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of tendon

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

  • Late syphilitic bursitis
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of bursa
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of muscle
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of synovium
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of tendon
  • Atrophy, atrophic, muscle, muscular, syphilitic
  • Bursitis, syphilitic
  • Leontiasis, syphilitic
  • Myositis, in syphilis, late
  • Synovitis, in syphilis
  • Synovitis, syphilitic
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, bursa
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, muscle
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, synovium
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, tendon
  • Tenosynovitis, in syphilis
  • Verneuil's disease

Parent code

  • A52.7Other symptomatic late syphilisHeader

Related codes

  • A52.71Late syphilitic oculopathyBillable
  • A52.72Syphilis of lung and bronchusBillable
  • A52.73Symptomatic late syphilis of other respiratory organsBillable
  • A52.74Syphilis of liver and other visceraBillable
  • A52.75Syphilis of kidney and ureterBillable
  • A52.76Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilisBillable
  • A52.77Syphilis of bone and jointBillable
  • A52.79Other symptomatic late syphilisBillable

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