ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A52.0
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular syphilis
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
- A52.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A52 — Late syphilis
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A52.0 is a category (header) for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular syphilis. 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 A52
- A52Late syphilis
- A52.00Cardiovascular syphilis, unspecified
- A52.01Syphilitic aneurysm of aorta
- A52.02Syphilitic aortitis
- A52.03Syphilitic endocarditis
- A52.04Syphilitic cerebral arteritis
- A52.05Other cerebrovascular syphilis
- A52.06Other syphilitic heart involvement
- A52.09Other cardiovascular syphilis
- A52.1Symptomatic neurosyphilis
- A52.10Symptomatic neurosyphilis, unspecified
- A52.11Tabes dorsalis
- A52.12Other cerebrospinal syphilis
- A52.13Late syphilitic meningitis
- A52.14Late syphilitic encephalitis
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