A50

The ICD-10-CM code for congenital syphilis is A50. The full clinical description is "Congenital syphilis". A50 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code A50 represents “Congenital syphilis”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, A50 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under A50.

A50 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

A50 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters; nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1); Reiter's disease (M02.3-).

A50 has 9 child codes, including: A50.0 (Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic), A50.1 (Early congenital syphilis, latent), A50.2 (Early congenital syphilis, unspecified), A50.3 (Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy), and 5 more.

Yes, when using A50, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

A50 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0039131. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like congenital syphilis affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

A50 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1A60.Z (Congenital syphilis, unspecified).