- A53.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A53.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A53.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 A53.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A53.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 867 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with mcc
- 868 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses with cc
- 869 Other infectious and parasitic diseases diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Latent syphilis NOS
- Positive serological reaction for syphilis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A53.0:
- serology for syphilis > Positive
- VDRL > Positive
- Wassermann reaction > Positive
- positive > Serology for syphilis
- reactivated > Serology for syphilis
- latent > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- date of infection unspecified > latent A53.0
- follow-up of latent syphilis > latent A53.0
- date of infection unspecified > follow-up of latent syphilis A53.0
- positive serology (only finding) > latent A53.0
- date of infection unspecified > positive serology (only finding) A53.0