ICD-10-CM Codes
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
A52- Late syphilis

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.17

General paresis

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Billable/Specific Code

A52.17 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM A52.17 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A52.17 - other international versions of ICD-10 A52.17 may differ.

Applicable To

Dementia paralytica

The following code(s) above A52.17 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to A52.17:

A00-B99
2020 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Includes
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Type 1 Excludes
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Type 2 Excludes
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
A50-A64
2020 ICD-10-CM Range A50-A64
Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Type 1 Excludes
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)
- Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

Approximate Synonyms

General paresis - neurosyphilis
Syphilis, general paresis

ICD-10-CM A52.17 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

056 Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc
057 Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc

Convert A52.17 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

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
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A52.17:

Code First: F02

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F02
Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
- the underlying physiological condition, such as:
- Alzheimer's (G30.-)
- cerebral lipidosis (E75.4)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (A81.0-)
- dementia with Lewy bodies (G31.83)
- dementia with Parkinsonism (G31.83)
- epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40.-)
- frontotemporal dementia (G31.09)
- hepatolenticular degeneration (E83.0)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- Huntington's disease (G10)
- hypercalcemia (E83.52)
- hypothyroidism, acquired (E00-E03.-)
- intoxications (T36-T65)
- Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (A81.0-)
- multiple sclerosis (G35)
- neurosyphilis (A52.17)
- niacin deficiency [pellagra] (E52)
- Parkinson's disease (G20)
- Pick's disease (G31.01)
- polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
- prion disease (A81.9)
- systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
- traumatic brain injury (S06.-)
- trypanosomiasis (B56.-, B57.-)
- vitamin B deficiency (E53.8)
Includes
- Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere
Type 2 Excludes
- dementia in alcohol and psychoactive substance disorders (F10-F19, with .17, .27, .97)
- vascular dementia (F01.5-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A52.17:

Bayle's disease A52.17 (general paresis)
Convulsions (idiopathic) R56.9
- see also Seizure(s)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R56.9
Unspecified convulsions
Applicable To
Convulsion disorder
Fit NOS
Recurrent convulsions
Seizure(s) (convulsive) NOS
- paretic A52.17
Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (old age) (persisting) F03.90
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F03.90
Unspecified dementia without behavioral disturbance
Applicable To
Dementia NOS
- in (due to)
  - neurosyphilis A52.17
    - with behavioral disturbance A52.17
- paralytica, paralytic (syphilitic) A52.17
  - with behavioral disturbance A52.17
- paretic A52.17
- progressive, syphilitic A52.17
Encephalopathy (acute) G93.40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G93.40
Encephalopathy, unspecified
- in (due to) (with)
  - syphilis A52.17
Erb's
- palsy, paralysis (brachial) (birth) (newborn) P14.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P14.0
  Erb's paralysis due to birth injury
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code Code on Newborn Record
  - spinal A52.17 (spastic)
Lissauer's paralysis A52.17
Neurosyphilis (arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse) A52.3
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.3
Neurosyphilis, unspecified
Applicable To
Gumma (syphilitic)
Syphilis (late)
Syphiloma
- paresis, paretic A52.17
- taboparesis A52.17
- general paresis A52.17
Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) G83.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G83.9
Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
- with
  - syphilis A52.17
- ataxic (hereditary) G11.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G11.9
  Hereditary ataxia, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Hereditary cerebellar ataxia NOS
  Hereditary cerebellar degeneration
  Hereditary cerebellar disease
  Hereditary cerebellar syndrome
  - general A52.17 (syphilitic)
- general (progressive) (syphilitic) A52.17
- progressive (atrophic) (bulbar) (spinal) G12.22
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G12.22
  Progressive bulbar palsy
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  - general A52.17
- spastic G83.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G83.9
  Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  - syphilitic A52.17 (spinal)
- spinal (cord) G83.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G83.9
  Paralytic syndrome, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  - atrophic (acute) - see also Poliomyelitis, paralytic
    - spastic, syphilitic A52.17
- dementia A52.17
- Erb's syphilitic spastic spinal A52.17
- Lissauer's A52.17
- syphilitic spastic spinal A52.17 (Erb's)
Paraplegia (lower) G82.20
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G82.20
Paraplegia, unspecified
- spastic
  - Erb's spinal, syphilitic A52.17
- syphilitic A52.17 (spastic)
Paresis - see also Paralysis
- bladder (sphincter) - see also Paralysis, bladder
  - tabetic A52.17
- general (progressive) (syphilitic) A52.17
- syphilitic (general) A52.17
- insane A52.17 (syphilitic)
Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A53.9
Syphilis, unspecified
Applicable To
Infection due to Treponema pallidum NOS
Syphilis (acquired) NOS
Type 1 Excludes
syphilis NOS under two years of age (A50.2)
- central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary) A52.3
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.3
  Neurosyphilis, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Gumma (syphilitic)
  Syphilis (late)
  Syphiloma
  - with
    - general paralysis A52.17
    - paresis (general) A52.17
    - taboparesis A52.17
- cerebral A52.17
  - sclerosis A52.17
- dementia paralytica A52.17
- general A53.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A53.9
  Syphilis, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 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)
  - paralysis A52.17
- late A52.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.9
  Late syphilis, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
  - paresis A52.17
- paralysis A52.17
  - general A52.17
- paresis (general) A52.17
- sclerosis
  - cerebral A52.17
- taboparesis A52.17
- brain A52.17
- hemiparesis A52.17
- hemiplegia A52.17
- Lissauer's paralysis A52.17
- monoplegia A52.17
- pontine lesion A52.17
- spastic spinal paralysis A52.17
Tabes, tabetic A52.10
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.10
Symptomatic neurosyphilis, unspecified
- with
  - paralysis, general A52.17
  - paresis A52.17 (general)
- paralysis, insane, general A52.17
- spasmodic A52.17
Taboparalysis A52.17
Taboparesis (remission) A52.17
Tumor - see also Neoplasm, unspecified behavior, by site
- syphilitic, brain A52.17

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A52.17

A52.06 Other syphilitic heart involvement

A52.09 Other cardiovascular syphilis

A52.1 Symptomatic neurosyphilis

A52.10 …… unspecified

A52.11 Tabes dorsalis

A52.12 Other cerebrospinal syphilis

A52.13 Late syphilitic meningitis

A52.14 Late syphilitic encephalitis

A52.15 Late syphilitic neuropathy

A52.16 Charcôt's arthropathy (tabetic)

A52.17 General paresis

A52.19 Other symptomatic neurosyphilis

A52.2 Asymptomatic neurosyphilis

A52.3 Neurosyphilis, unspecified

A52.7 Other symptomatic late syphilis

A52.71 Late syphilitic oculopathy

A52.72 Syphilis of lung and bronchus

A52.73 Symptomatic late syphilis of other respiratory organs

A52.74 Syphilis of liver and other viscera

A52.75 Syphilis of kidney and ureter

A52.76 Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.17

General paresis

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere

Unspecified convulsions

Unspecified dementia without behavioral disturbance

Encephalopathy, unspecified

Erb's paralysis due to birth injury

Neurosyphilis, unspecified

Paralytic syndrome, unspecified

Hereditary ataxia, unspecified

Progressive bulbar palsy

Paralytic syndrome, unspecified

Paralytic syndrome, unspecified

Paraplegia, unspecified

Syphilis, unspecified

Neurosyphilis, unspecified

Syphilis, unspecified

Late syphilis, unspecified

Symptomatic neurosyphilis, unspecified