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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A50.01

Early congenital syphilitic oculopathy

2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

• A50.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM A50.01 became effective on October 1, 2017.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A50.01 - other international versions of ICD-10 A50.01 may differ.

• 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

Convert A50.01 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

• Chorioretinitis - see also Inflammation, chorioretinal
  • syphilitic (secondary) A51.43
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A51.43

    Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
    • Secondary syphilitic uveitis
    • congenital (early) A50.01
• Dacryocystitis H04.30-
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H04.30-

  Unspecified dacryocystitis

  2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • syphilitic A52.71
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.71

    Late syphilitic oculopathy

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Late syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Late syphilitic episcleritis
    • congenital A50.01 (early)
• Iritis - see also Iridocyclitis
  • syphilitic (secondary) A51.43
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A51.43

    Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
    • Secondary syphilitic uveitis
    • congenital A50.01 (early)
• Oculopathy
  • syphilitic NEC A52.71
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.71

    Late syphilitic oculopathy

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Late syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Late syphilitic episcleritis
    • congenital
      • early A50.01
• Retinitis - see also Inflammation, chorioretinal
  • syphilitic (early) (secondary) A51.43
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A51.43

    Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
    • Secondary syphilitic uveitis
    • congenital A50.01 (early)
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A53.9

  Syphilis, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Infection due to Treponema pallidum NOS
  • Syphilis (acquired) NOS

  Type 1 Excludes

  • syphilis NOS under two years of age (A50.2)
  • chorioretinitis A51.43
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A51.43

    Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
    • Secondary syphilitic uveitis
    • congenital A50.01
    • prenatal A50.01
  • congenital A50.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A50.9

    Congenital syphilis, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
    • early, or less than 2 years after birth NEC A50.2
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A50.2

      Early congenital syphilis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Congenital syphilis NOS less than two years after birth.
      • symptomatic A50.09
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A50.09

        Other early congenital syphilis, symptomatic

        2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
        • oculopathy A50.01
    • chorioretinitis, choroiditis A50.01
• Uveitis (anterior) - see also Iridocyclitis
  • syphilitic (secondary) A51.43
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A51.43

    Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
    • Secondary syphilitic uveitis
    • congenital A50.01 (early)

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.