A52.8

Late syphilis, latent

Billable / specific

A52.8 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

  • Syphilis (acquired) without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, two years or more after infection

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

  • Syphilis (acquired) without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, two years or more after infection
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, late, latent or 2 years or more after infection
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, late, latent or 2 years or more after infection, negative spinal fluid test
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, late, latent or 2 years or more after infection, serology positive
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, follow-up of latent syphilis, late, or 2 years or more after infection
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, late, or 2 years or more after infection
  • Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, positive serology, late, or 2 years or more after infection

Parent code

  • A52Late syphilisHeader

Related codes

  • A52.0Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular syphilisHeader
  • A52.1Symptomatic neurosyphilisHeader
  • A52.2Asymptomatic neurosyphilisBillable
  • A52.3Neurosyphilis, unspecifiedBillable
  • A52.7Other symptomatic late syphilisHeader
  • A52.9Late syphilis, unspecifiedBillable

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