2022 ICD-10-CM Code A51.0
Primary genital syphilis
Code Classification
A51.0 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of primary genital syphilis. The code A51.0 is valid during the fiscal year 2022 from October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code A51.0 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like bacterial balanitis, infective dermatosis of female genitalia, primary genital syphilis, primary symptomatic early syphilis, primary syphilis , syphilitic balanitis, etc.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code A51.0:
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.
- Syphilitic chancre NOS
Entries in the Index to Diseases and Injuries with references to A51.0
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code A51.0 are found in the index:
- - Bubo - I88.8
- - syphilitic (primary) - A51.0
- - Chancre (any genital site) (hard) (hunterian) (mixed) (primary) (seronegative) (seropositive) (syphilitic) - A51.0
- - urethra - A51.0
- - Lesion (s) (nontraumatic)
- - primary - See Also: Syphilis, primary; - A51.0
- - Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) - A53.9
- - bubo (primary) - A51.0
- - chancre (multiple) - A51.0
- - Rollet's - A51.0
- - early - A51.9
- - symptomatic - A51.9
- - primary, except extragenital chancre - A51.0
- - symptomatic - A51.9
- - genital (primary) - A51.0
- - penis (chancre) - A51.0
- - primary - A51.0
- - genital - A51.0
- - vagina - A51.0
- - vulva - A51.0
- - Ulcus - See Also: Ulcer;
- - durum (syphilitic) - A51.0
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Bacterial balanitis
- Infective dermatosis of female genitalia
- Primary genital syphilis
- Primary symptomatic early syphilis
- Primary syphilis
- Syphilitic balanitis
- Syphilitic chancre
- Syphilitic chancre of penis
- Syphilitic chancre of vulva
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code A51.0 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V39.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2021 through 09/30/2022.
MS-DRG | MS-DRG Title | MCD | Relative Weight |
---|---|---|---|
727 | INFLAMMATION OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM WITH MCC | 12 | 1.4181 |
728 | INFLAMMATION OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM WITHOUT MCC | 12 | 0.8035 |
The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.
Convert A51.0 to ICD-9 Code
- 091.0 - Primary genital syphilis
Information for Patients
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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Related Codes
ICD Code | Description | Valid for Submission |
---|---|---|
A51 | Early syphilis | NON-BILLABLE CODE |
A51.1 | Primary anal syphilis | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.2 | Primary syphilis of other sites | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.3 | Secondary syphilis of skin and mucous membranes | NON-BILLABLE CODE |
A51.31 | Condyloma latum | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.32 | Syphilitic alopecia | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.39 | Other secondary syphilis of skin | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.4 | Other secondary syphilis | NON-BILLABLE CODE |
A51.41 | Secondary syphilitic meningitis | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.42 | Secondary syphilitic female pelvic disease | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.43 | Secondary syphilitic oculopathy | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.44 | Secondary syphilitic nephritis | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.45 | Secondary syphilitic hepatitis | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.46 | Secondary syphilitic osteopathy | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.49 | Other secondary syphilitic conditions | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.5 | Early syphilis, latent | BILLABLE CODE |
A51.9 | Early syphilis, unspecified | BILLABLE CODE |
Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)