A51.43

A51.43: Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A51.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for secondary syphilitic oculopathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
Secondary syphilitic uveitis

Other codes that can never be billed with A51.43

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

H20.0Acute and subacute iridocyclitis

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

A51.43 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Chorioretinitis›syphilitic(secondary)
Iridocyclitis›syphilitic(secondary)
Iritis›syphilitic(secondary)
Retinitis›syphilitic(early) (secondary)
Syphilis, syphilitic›chorioretinitis
Syphilis, syphilitic›ciliary body(secondary)
Syphilis, syphilitic›iris, iritis(secondary)
Syphilis, syphilitic›uveal tract(secondary)
Syphilis, syphilitic›uveitis(secondary)
Uveitis›syphilitic(secondary)
Chorioretinitis›in›syphilis(secondary)
Iridocyclitis›in›syphilis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.