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.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Ulcus molle
Risk adjustment
A57 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 A57 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 A57.
- 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
Questions about A57
- Is A57 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. A57 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does A57 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).