2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.78

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Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue

  • A52.78 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 A52.78 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A52.78 – other international versions of ICD-10 A52.78 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Late syphilitic bursitis
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of bursa
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of muscle
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of synovium
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of tendon

The following code(s) above A52.78 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A52.78:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Syphilitic bursitis

ICD-10-CM A52.78 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 557 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis with mcc
  • 558 Tendonitis, myositis and bursitis without mcc

Convert A52.78 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 A52.78:

  • Type 1 Excludes: M63

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A52.78: