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A53.0 – Latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Applicable To

Latent syphilis NOS

Positive serological reaction for syphilis

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

097.1

Fs: 00000 – Latent syphilis, unspecified

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 867

OTHER INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES DIAGNOSES WITH MCC

DRG 868

OTHER INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES DIAGNOSES WITH CC

DRG 869

OTHER INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Positive

serology for syphilis A53.0

VDRL A53.0

Wassermann reaction A53.0

Serology for syphilis

positive A53.0

reactivated A53.0

Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9

latent A53.0

date of infection unspecified A53.0

follow-up of latent syphilis A53.0

date of infection unspecified A53.0

positive serology (only finding) A53.0

date of infection unspecified A53.0

Sibling Codes

A53.9

Syphilis, unspecified

Parent Sibling Codes

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Code	Title
A00-B99	Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
A50-A64	Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
A53	Other and unspecified syphilis
A53.0	Latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late Applicable to Latent syphilis NOS Positive serological reaction for syphilis