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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A50.0

Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic

ICD-10-CM Code:
A50.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
    (A00–B99)
    • Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
      (A50-A64)
      • Congenital syphilis
        (A50)

A50.0 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of early congenital syphilis, symptomatic. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic

Non-specific codes like A50.0 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for early congenital syphilis, symptomatic:

  • Use A50.01 for Early congenital syphilitic oculopathy - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.02 for Early congenital syphilitic osteochondropathy - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.03 for Early congenital syphilitic pharyngitis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.04 for Early congenital syphilitic pneumonia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.05 for Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.06 for Early cutaneous congenital syphilis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.07 for Early mucocutaneous congenital syphilis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.08 for Early visceral congenital syphilis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use A50.09 for Other early congenital syphilis, symptomatic - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Congenital Syphilis

    a life-threatening bacterial infection of the newborn caused by treponema pallidum. it is transmitted to the infant from a mother with syphilis through the placenta during pregnancy. signs and symptoms include irritability, fever, failure to thrive, saddle nose, cutaneous rash, and pneumonia.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

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Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Any congenital syphilitic condition specified as early or manifest less than two years after birth.

Patient Education


Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria. It infects the genital area, lips, mouth, or anus of both men and women. You usually get syphilis from sexual contact with someone who has it. It can also pass from mother to baby during pregnancy.

The early stage of syphilis usually causes a single, small, painless sore. Sometimes it causes swelling in nearby lymph nodes. If you do not treat it, syphilis usually causes a non-itchy skin rash, often on your hands and feet. Many people do not notice symptoms for years. Symptoms can go away and come back.

The sores caused by syphilis make it easier to get or give someone HIV during sex. If you are pregnant, syphilis can cause complications, or you could lose your baby. In rare cases, syphilis causes serious health problems and even death.

Syphilis is easy to cure with antibiotics if you catch it early. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading syphilis. If your or your partner is allergic to latex, you can use polyurethane condoms. The most reliable way to avoid infection is to not have anal, vaginal, or oral sex.

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.