A50.03
A50.03: Early congenital syphilitic pharyngitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A50.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for early congenital syphilitic pharyngitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Early congenital syphilitic laryngitis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Catarrh, catarrhal›due to congenital syphilis
- Pharyngitis›syphilitic, congenital(early)
- Laryngitis›syphilitic›congenital›early
- Laryngotracheitis›syphilitic›congenital›early
- Syphilis, syphilitic›congenital›early, or less than 2 years after birth NEC›symptomatic›pharyngitis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under A50.0
- A50.01Early congenital syphilitic oculopathy
- A50.02Early congenital syphilitic osteochondropathy
- A50.04Early congenital syphilitic pneumonia
- A50.05Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis
- A50.06Early cutaneous congenital syphilis
- A50.07Early mucocutaneous congenital syphilis
- A50.08Early visceral congenital syphilis
- A50.09Other early congenital syphilis, symptomatic