A52.8
A52.8 — Late syphilis, latent
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A52.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for late syphilis, latent. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Syphilis (acquired) without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, two years or more after infection
Risk adjustment
A52.8 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.
How A52.8 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 A52.8.
- Syphilis, syphilitic›late›latent or 2 years or more after infection(without manifestations)
- Syphilis, syphilitic›latent›late, or 2 years or more after infection
- Syphilis, syphilitic›late›latent or 2 years or more after infection›negative spinal fluid test
- Syphilis, syphilitic›late›latent or 2 years or more after infection›serology positive
- Syphilis, syphilitic›latent›follow-up of latent syphilis›late, or 2 years or more after infection
- Syphilis, syphilitic›latent›positive serology›late, or 2 years or more after infection
Related codes at this level
Codes that share A52. If A52.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about A52.8
- Is A52.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. A52.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does A52.8 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).