ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A50.4
Late congenital neurosyphilis [juvenile neurosyphilis]
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- A50.4
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A50 — Congenital syphilis
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A50.4 is a category (header) for late congenital neurosyphilis [juvenile neurosyphilis]. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in A50
- A50Congenital syphilis
- A50.0Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.01Early congenital syphilitic oculopathy
- A50.02Early congenital syphilitic osteochondropathy
- A50.03Early congenital syphilitic pharyngitis
- A50.04Early congenital syphilitic pneumonia
- A50.05Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis
- A50.06Early cutaneous congenital syphilis
- A50.07Early mucocutaneous congenital syphilis
- A50.08Early visceral congenital syphilis
- A50.09Other early congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.1Early congenital syphilis, latent
- A50.2Early congenital syphilis, unspecified
- A50.3Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy
- A50.30Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy, unspecified
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