Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular syphilis
- A52.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A52.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A52.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 A52.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above A52.0 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to A52.0:
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Clinical Information
- Cardiovascular manifestations of syphilis, an infection of treponema pallidum. In the late stage of syphilis, sometimes 20-30 years after the initial infection, damages are often seen in the blood vessels including the aorta and the aortic valve. Clinical signs include syphilitic aortitis, aortic insufficiency, or aortic aneurysm.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change