Is A52.02 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. A52.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does A52.02 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64).

A52.02

A52.02 — Syphilitic aortitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A52.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for syphilitic aortitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Other codes that can never be billed with A52.02

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at A52.02. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading A52.02 alone.

I79.1Aortitis in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

A52.02 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

A52.02 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography

How A52.02 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to A52.02.

Doehle-Heller aortitis
Aortitis›Doehle-Heller
Aortitis›luetic
Aortitis›specific(syphilitic)
Aortitis›syphilitic
Syphilis, syphilitic›aorta(arch) (abdominal) (thoracic)
Arteritis›aorta›syphilitic
Disease, diseased›aorta›syphilitic NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A52.0. If A52.02 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about A52.02

Is A52.02 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. A52.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does A52.02 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64).