2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.17General paresis
ICD-10-CM Codes›A00–B99›A50-A64›A52
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition
A52.17 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for general paresis. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). Coders also document this condition as chronic infectious disease of central nervous system. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified CNS infection and poliomyelitis and Sexually transmitted infections (excluding HIV and hepatitis).
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Chronic infectious disease of central nervous system
- Dementia associated with neurosyphilis
- General paresis - neurosyphilis
- Late quaternary neurosyphilis
- Spastic spinal syphilitic paralysis
- Tabetic neurosyphilis
- Taboparesis
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Inclusion Terms
- Dementia paralytica
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.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- Bayle's disease (general paresis) - A52.17
- Convulsions (idiopathic) - See Also: Seizure(s); - R56.9
- paretic - A52.17
- Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety) - F03.90
- neurosyphilis - See Also: Dementia, in, diseases specified elsewhere; - A52.17
- with behavioral disturbance - See Also: Dementia, in, diseases specified elsewhere; - A52.17
- paralytica, paralytic (syphilitic) - See Also: Dementia, in, diseases specified elsewhere; - A52.17
- with behavioral disturbance - See Also: Dementia, in, diseases specified elsewhere; - A52.17
- paretic - A52.17
- progressive, syphilitic - A52.17
- Encephalopathy (acute) - G93.40
- syphilis - A52.17
- Erb's
- Lissauer's paralysis - A52.17
- Neurosyphilis (arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse) - A52.3
- general paresis - A52.17
- paresis, paretic - A52.17
- taboparesis (taboparetic) - A52.17
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) - G83.9
- with
- syphilis - A52.17
- general (syphilitic) - A52.17
- dementia - A52.17
- Erb's syphilitic spastic spinal - A52.17
- general (progressive) (syphilitic) - A52.17
- Lissauer's - A52.17
- progressive (atrophic) (bulbar) (spinal) - G12.22
- general - A52.17
- syphilitic (spinal) - A52.17
- spinal (cord) - G83.9
- atrophic (acute) - See Also: Poliomyelitis, paralytic;
- spastic, syphilitic - A52.17
- syphilitic spastic spinal (Erb's) - A52.17
- spastic
- Erb's spinal, syphilitic - A52.17
- syphilitic (spastic) - A52.17
- Paresis - See Also: Paralysis;
- bladder (sphincter) - See Also: Paralysis, bladder;
- tabetic - A52.17
- general (progressive) (syphilitic) - A52.17
- insane (syphilitic) - A52.17
- syphilitic (general) - A52.17
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) - A53.9
- brain - A52.17
- central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary) - A52.3
- with
- general paralysis - A52.17
- paresis (general) - A52.17
- taboparesis - A52.17
- cerebral - A52.17
- sclerosis - A52.17
- dementia paralytica - A52.17
- paralysis - A52.17
- hemiparesis - A52.17
- hemiplegia - A52.17
- paresis - A52.17
- Lissauer's paralysis - A52.17
- monoplegia - A52.17
- paralysis - A52.17
- general - A52.17
- paresis (general) - A52.17
- pontine lesion - A52.17
- cerebral - A52.17
- spastic spinal paralysis - A52.17
- taboparesis - A52.17
- Tabes, tabetic - A52.10
- with
- paralysis, general - A52.17
- paresis (general) - A52.17
- paralysis, insane, general - A52.17
- spasmodic - A52.17
- Taboparalysis - A52.17
- Taboparesis (remission) - A52.17
- Tumor - See Also: Neoplasm, unspecified behavior, by site;
- syphilitic, brain - A52.17
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Bayle's disease(general paresis)
- Convulsions(idiopathic)
- paretic
- Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- in (due to)
- neurosyphilis
- Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- in (due to)
- neurosyphilis
- with behavioral disturbance
- Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- paralytica, paralytic (syphilitic)
- Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- paralytica, paralytic (syphilitic)
- with behavioral disturbance
- Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- paretic
- Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- progressive, syphilitic
- Encephalopathy(acute)
- in (due to) (with)
- syphilis
- Erb's
- palsy, paralysis (brachial) (birth) (newborn)
- spinal (spastic) syphilitic
- Lissauer's paralysis
- Neurosyphilis(arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse)
- general paresis
- Neurosyphilis(arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse)
- paresis, paretic
- Neurosyphilis(arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse)
- taboparesis (taboparetic)
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- with
- syphilis
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- ataxic (hereditary)
- general (syphilitic)
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- dementia
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- Erb's syphilitic spastic spinal
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- general (progressive) (syphilitic)
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- Lissauer's
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- progressive (atrophic) (bulbar) (spinal)
- general
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- spastic
- syphilitic (spinal)
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- spinal (cord)
- atrophic (acute)
- spastic, syphilitic
- Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete)
- syphilitic spastic spinal (Erb's)
- Paraplegia(lower)
- spastic
- Erb's spinal, syphilitic
- Paraplegia(lower)
- syphilitic (spastic)
- Paresis
- bladder (sphincter)
- tabetic
- Paresis
- general (progressive) (syphilitic)
- Paresis
- insane (syphilitic)
- Paresis
- syphilitic (general)
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- brain
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary)
- with
- general paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary)
- with
- paresis (general)
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary)
- with
- taboparesis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- cerebral
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- cerebral
- sclerosis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- dementia paralytica
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- general
- paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- hemiparesis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- hemiplegia
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- late
- paresis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- Lissauer's paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- monoplegia
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- paralysis
- general
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- paresis (general)
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- pontine lesion
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- sclerosis
- cerebral
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- spastic spinal paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic(acquired)
- taboparesis
- Tabes, tabetic
- with
- paralysis, general
- Tabes, tabetic
- with
- paresis (general)
- Tabes, tabetic
- paralysis, insane, general
- Tabes, tabetic
- spasmodic
- Taboparalysis
- Taboparesis(remission)
- Tumor
- syphilitic, brain
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Dementia
Dementia is a loss of mental functions that is severe enough to affect your daily life and activities. These functions include:
The full article covers:
- What is dementia?
- What are the types of dementia?
- Who is at risk for dementia?
- What are the symptoms of dementia?
- How is dementia diagnosed?
- What are the treatments for dementia?
- Can dementia be prevented?
Read the full article at MedlinePlus
Courtesy of MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Convert A52.17 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About A52.17Overview
Is A52.17 (Symptomatic neurosyphilis) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report general paresis on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of A52.17?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, general paresis converts to ICD-9-CM 094.1 (general paresis). The mapping is a direct match.
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.
