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A52.78 - Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue


The ICD 10 Code for Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue is listed as A52.78.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A52.78
Description: Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue
  • Late syphilitic bursitis
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of bursa
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of muscle
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of synovium
  • Syphilis [stage unspecified] of tendon
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
557 - Tendonitis, Myositis & Bursitis W Mcc
558 - Tendonitis, Myositis & Bursitis W/o Mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
Parent A52.7 - Other symptomatic late syphilis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 095.6 - Syphilis of muscle (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 095.7 - Syphilis of synovium, tendon, and bursa (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A52.78:
A52.71 - Late syphilitic oculopathy
A52.72 - Syphilis of lung and bronchus
A52.73 - Symptomatic late syphilis of other respiratory organs
A52.74 - Syphilis of liver and other viscera
A52.75 - Syphilis of kidney and ureter
A52.76 - Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis
A52.77 - Syphilis of bone and joint
A52.79 - Other symptomatic late syphilis