ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A53.0
Latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- A53.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A53 — Other and unspecified syphilis
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A53.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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