A50 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Codes
- A50.0 Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.01 Early congenital syphilitic oculopathy
- A50.02 Early congenital syphilitic osteochondropathy
- A50.03 Early congenital syphilitic pharyngitis
- A50.04 Early congenital syphilitic pneumonia
- A50.05 Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis
- A50.06 Early cutaneous congenital syphilis
- A50.07 Early mucocutaneous congenital syphilis
- A50.08 Early visceral congenital syphilis
- A50.09 Other early congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.1 Early congenital syphilis, latent
- A50.2 Early congenital syphilis, unspecified
- A50.3 Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy
- A50.30 Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy, unspecified
- A50.31 Late congenital syphilitic interstitial keratitis
- A50.32 Late congenital syphilitic chorioretinitis
- A50.39 Other late congenital syphilitic oculopathy
- A50.4 Late congenital neurosyphilis [juvenile neurosyphilis]
- A50.40 Late congenital neurosyphilis, unspecified
- A50.41 Late congenital syphilitic meningitis
- A50.42 Late congenital syphilitic encephalitis
- A50.43 Late congenital syphilitic polyneuropathy
- A50.44 Late congenital syphilitic optic nerve atrophy
- A50.45 Juvenile general paresis
- A50.49 Other late congenital neurosyphilis
- A50.5 Other late congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.51 Clutton's joints
- A50.52 Hutchinson's teeth
- A50.53 Hutchinson's triad
- A50.54 Late congenital cardiovascular syphilis
- A50.55 Late congenital syphilitic arthropathy
- A50.56 Late congenital syphilitic osteochondropathy
- A50.57 Syphilitic saddle nose
- A50.59 Other late congenital syphilis, symptomatic
- A50.6 Late congenital syphilis, latent
- A50.7 Late congenital syphilis, unspecified
- A50.9 Congenital syphilis, unspecified
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to A50 ICD10 Code:
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
A50 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about A50 ICD 10 code
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) 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.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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