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A53.9 - Syphilis, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Syphilis, unspecified is listed as A53.9.
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: A53.9
Description: Syphilis, unspecified
  • Infection due to Treponema pallidum NOS
  • Syphilis (acquired) NOS
  • Excludes1: syphilis NOS under two years of age (A50.2)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
867 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Mcc
868 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Cc
869 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
Parent A53 - Other and unspecified syphilis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 097.9 - Syphilis, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A53.9:
A53.0 - Latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late