2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.15
Late syphilitic neuropathy
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- A52.15
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Late syphilitic neuropathy
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Chronic
- Code Navigator:
A52.15 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of late syphilitic neuropathy. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acoustic neuritis
- Acoustic neuritis
- Bacterial infection of peripheral nerve
- Bacterial infection of peripheral nerve
- Bacterial infection of peripheral nerve
- Infection causing inflammation of optic nerve
- Infection causing inflammation of optic nerve
- Optic atrophy due to late syphilis
- Retrobulbar neuritis
- Retrobulbar neuritis
- Retrobulbar neuritis due to late syphilis
- Secondary neurosyphilis
- Secondary syphilis of nervous system
- Syphilitic acoustic neuritis
- Syphilitic acoustic neuritis - quaternary stage
- Syphilitic optic atrophy
- Syphilitic polyneuropathy
- Syphilitic retrobulbar neuritis
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category | CCSR Category Code | Inpatient Default CCSR | Outpatient Default CCSR |
---|---|---|---|
Polyneuropathies | NVS015 | N - Not default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis. | N - Not default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis. |
Sexually transmitted infections (excluding HIV and hepatitis) | INF010 | Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis. | Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis. |
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese 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.
- Late syphilitic acoustic neuritis
- Late syphilitic optic (nerve) atrophy
- Late syphilitic polyneuropathy
- Late syphilitic retrobulbar neuritis
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Atrophy, atrophic (of)
- - nerve - See Also: Disorder, nerve;
- - optic (papillomacular bundle)
- - syphilitic (late) - A52.15
- - optic (papillomacular bundle)
- - optic (nerve) - H47.20
- - syphilitic (late) - A52.15
- - nerve - See Also: Disorder, nerve;
- - Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial) - H91.9
- - syphilitic - A52.15
- - Disturbance (s) - See Also: Disease;
- - Neuritis (rheumatoid) - M79.2
- - acoustic (nerve) - See Also: subcategory; - H93.3
- - syphilitic - A52.15
- - retrobulbar - See Also: Neuritis, optic, retrobulbar;
- - in (due to)
- - late syphilis - A52.15
- - syphilitic - A52.15
- - in (due to)
- - syphilitic - A52.15
- - acoustic (nerve) - See Also: subcategory; - H93.3
- - Neurosyphilis (arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse) - A52.3
- - optic atrophy - A52.15
- - Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) - G83.9
- - nerve - See Also: Disorder, nerve;
- - syphilitic - A52.15
- - nerve - See Also: Disorder, nerve;
- - Polyneuropathy (peripheral) - G62.9
- - in (due to)
- - syphilis (late) - A52.15
- - syphilitic (late) - A52.15
- - in (due to)
- - Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) - A53.9
- - acoustic nerve - A52.15
- - cerebral - A52.17
- - nerves (multiple palsies) - A52.15
- - cranial nerve - A52.15
- - multiple palsies - A52.15
- - ear - A52.79
- - inner - A52.79
- - nerve (eighth) - A52.15
- - neurorecurrence - A52.15
- - inner - A52.79
- - eighth nerve (neuritis) - A52.15
- - nerve palsy (any cranial nerve) - A52.15
- - multiple - A52.15
- - neuritis - A52.15
- - acoustic - A52.15
- - optic nerve (atrophy) (neuritis) (papilla) - A52.15
- - retrobulbar neuritis - A52.15
- - seventh nerve (paralysis) - A52.15
Convert A52.15 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: 094.84 - Syphilitic optic atrophy
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. - ICD-9-CM Code: 094.85 - Syph retrobulb neuritis
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. - ICD-9-CM Code: 094.86 - Syphil acoustic neuritis
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. - ICD-9-CM Code: 094.89 - Neurosyphilis NEC
Combination Flag - Multiple codes are needed to describe the source diagnosis code. Correct coding should be done based on contextual judgment. - ICD-9-CM Code: 357.4 - Neuropathy in other dis
Combination Flag - Multiple codes are needed to describe the source diagnosis code. Correct coding should be done based on contextual judgment.
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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.
Footnotes
[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:
- The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
- The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.