2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.00

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Cardiovascular syphilis, unspecified

  • A52.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A52.00 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A52.00 – other international versions of ICD-10 A52.00 may differ.

The following code(s) above A52.00 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A52.00:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A50-A64  Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cardiovascular syphilis
  • Syphilis, cardiovascular

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.

ICD-10-CM A52.00 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 314 Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc
  • 315 Other circulatory system diagnoses with cc
  • 316 Other circulatory system diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert A52.00 to ICD-9-CMCode 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A52.00: