- A52.79 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 A52.79 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A52.79 – other international versions of ICD-10 A52.79 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A52.79 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
- Late syphilitic leukoderma
- Syphilis of adrenal gland
- Syphilis of pituitary gland
- Syphilis of thyroid gland
- Syphilitic splenomegaly
Type 1 Excludes
- syphilitic leukoderma (secondary) (A51.39)
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 A52.79:
- syphilitic (acquired) (late) > Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) D64.9
- due to syphilis > et striatum L90.8
- striated > syphilitic, skin A51.39
- syphilitic > striate (skin) L90.6
- palate (soft) > Gumma (syphilitic) A52.79
- pituitary > Gumma (syphilitic) A52.79
- skin > Gumma (syphilitic) A52.79
- specified site NEC > Gumma (syphilitic) A52.79
- tongue > Gumma (syphilitic) A52.79
- syphilitic > Labyrinthitis (circumscribed) (destructive) (diffuse) (inner ear) (latent) (purulent) (suppurative) H83.0
- late > syphilitic A51.39
- syphilitic (late) > Leukoplakia
- late > syphilitic (early) (secondary) A51.49
- syphilitic > palate Q35.9
- syphilitic > palatine vault Q35.1
- syphilitic > uvula K13.79
- tertiary > Rupia (syphilitic) A51.39
- syphilitic > Splenomegaly, splenomegalia (Bengal) (cryptogenic) (idiopathic) (tropical) R16.1
- syphilitic > esophagus K22.2
- syphilitic > esophagus K22.2
- syphilitic NEC > Stricture
- tubercular (late) > Syphilid A51.39
- abdomen (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- adrenal (gland) (with cortical hypofunction) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- anemia (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- breast (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- ear > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- inner > ear A52.79
- esophagus > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- gumma NEC > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- internal ear > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- specified site NEC > late A52.9
- symptomatic or with manifestations > late A52.9
- late > leukoderma A51.39
- lienitis > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- late > lip A51.39
- late > lymph gland (early) (secondary) A51.49
- striated > macular atrophy of skin A51.39
- late > mouth (secondary) A51.39
- late > mucocutaneous (secondary) A51.39
- late > membrane (secondary) A51.39
- nodular superficial (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- palate (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- peripheral nerve > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- pituitary (gland) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- late or tertiary > skin (with ulceration) (early) (secondary) A51.39
- spleen > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- splenomegaly > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- with symptoms NEC > tertiary A52.9
- multiple NEC > tertiary A52.9
- specified site NEC > tertiary A52.9
- thymus (gland) (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- thyroid (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- tongue (late) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- late > ulcer (any site) (early) (secondary) A51.39
- perforating > ulcer (any site) (early) (secondary) A51.39
- uvula (late) (perforated) > Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
- late > syphilitic (any site) (early) (secondary) A51.39
- perforating > syphilitic (any site) (early) (secondary) A51.39