2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.11

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Tabes dorsalis

  • A52.11 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 A52.11 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A52.11 – other international versions of ICD-10 A52.11 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Locomotor ataxia (progressive)
  • Tabetic neurosyphilis

The following code(s) above A52.11 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A52.11:

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

Clinical Information

  • A form of neurosyphilis characterized by slowly progressive degeneration of the spinal cord. Signs and symptoms include pain, ataxia, loss of coordination, personality changes, blindness, urinary incontinence, dementia, and degeneration of the joints.
  • Parenchymatous neurosyphilis marked by slowly progressive degeneration of the posterior columns, posterior roots, and ganglia of the spinal cord. The condition tends to present 15 to 20 years after the initial infection and is characterized by lightening-like pains in the lower extremities, urinary incontinence; ataxia; severely impaired position and vibratory sense, abnormal gait (see gait disorders, neurologic), optic atrophy; argyll-robertson pupils, hypotonia, hyperreflexia, and trophic joint degeneration (charcot’s joint; see arthropathy, neurogenic). (from Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p726)

ICD-10-CM A52.11 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 056 Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc
  • 057 Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc

Convert A52.11 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

Code annotations containing back-references to A52.11:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A52.11: