A50.41

A50.41: Late congenital syphilitic meningitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A50.41 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for late congenital syphilitic meningitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A50.41

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on A50.4: Late congenital neurosyphilis [juvenile neurosyphilis]

Hutchinson's triad (A50.53)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A50.41 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A57193Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care and Debridement of Nails
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Meningitis›syphilitic›congenital
Syphilis, syphilitic›meningitis›congenital
Syphilis, syphilitic›meningovascular›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.