A52.13
A52.13: Late syphilitic meningitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A52.13 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for late syphilitic meningitis. 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.
- G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A52.13 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
- A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Meningitis›syphilitic(late) (tertiary)
- Neurosyphilis›arachnoid(adhesive)
- Neurosyphilis›dura(mater)
- Neurosyphilis›leptomeninges(aseptic)
- Neurosyphilis›meningeal, meninges(adhesive)
- Neurosyphilis›meningitis
- Neurosyphilis›meningovascular(diffuse)
- Syphilis, syphilitic›arachnoid(adhesive) (cerebral) (spinal)
- Syphilis, syphilitic›dura mater
- Syphilis, syphilitic›meninges(adhesive) (brain) (spinal cord)
- Syphilis, syphilitic›meningitis
- Syphilis, syphilitic›meningovascular
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.