A50.44

A50.44: Late congenital syphilitic optic nerve atrophy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A50.44 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for late congenital syphilitic optic nerve atrophy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above A50.44

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

A50.44 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Atrophy, atrophic›optic›syphilitic›congenital
Atrophy, atrophic›nerve›optic›syphilitic›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.