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.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I79.1Aortitis in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A52.02 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- 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
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- 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
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.