A52.78

A52.78: Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A52.78 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue. 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.

Late syphilitic bursitis
Syphilis [stage unspecified] of bursa
Syphilis [stage unspecified] of muscle
Syphilis [stage unspecified] of synovium
Syphilis [stage unspecified] of tendon

Other codes that can never be billed with A52.78

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

M63Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Verneuil's disease(syphilitic bursitis)
Bursitis›syphilitic
Leontiasis›syphilitic(late)
Synovitis›syphilitic
Syphilis, syphilitic›bursa(late)
Syphilis, syphilitic›muscle
Syphilis, syphilitic›synovium
Syphilis, syphilitic›tendon(late)
Atrophy, atrophic›muscle, muscular›syphilitic
Synovitis›in›syphilis(late)
Tenosynovitis›in›syphilis(late)
Myositis›in›syphilis›late

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under A52.7