A57

A57: Chancroid

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A57 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chancroid. 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.

Ulcus molle

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Chancroid(anus) (genital) (penis) (perineum) (rectum) (urethra) (vulva)
Ducrey's chancre
Ducreyi chancre
Nisbet's chancre
Virulent bubo
Adenitis›chancroid(Hemophilus ducreyi)
Balanitis›due to Haemophilus ducreyi
Bubo›chancroidal
Bubo›due to Haemophilus ducreyi
Bubo›soft chancre
Bubo›virulent(chancroidal)
Chancre›Ducrey's

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.