Latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late
Billable / specific
A53.0 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
- Latent syphilis NOS
- Positive serological reaction for syphilis
Includes (from A53)
- 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 A53)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A53)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A53)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A53)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A53)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from A53)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Latent syphilis NOS
- Positive serological reaction for syphilis
- Positive, serology for syphilis
- Positive, VDRL
- Positive, Wassermann reaction
- Serology for syphilis, positive
- Serology for syphilis, reactivated
- Syphilis, syphilitic, latent
- Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, date of infection unspecified
- Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, follow-up of latent syphilis
- Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, follow-up of latent syphilis, date of infection unspecified
- Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, positive serology
- Syphilis, syphilitic, latent, positive serology, date of infection unspecified