A51.5Billable
Early syphilis, latent
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
- •Syphilis (acquired) without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, less than two years after infection.
Billable Code
A51.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
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Additional Information from Parent Codes
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Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
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Includes
From A00-B99:
- •diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes1
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Excludes1
From A00-B99:
- •certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
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Excludes2
Use Additional Code
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Use Additional Code
From A00-B99:
- •code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)