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ICD-10 Code A52.76: Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
Code hierarchy
chapter
1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
block
A50-A64Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
category
A52Late syphilis
category
A52.7Other symptomatic late syphilis
currentA52.7
Official coding notes
Inclusion terms
- Late syphilitic female pelvic inflammatory disease
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
Related specialists
Infectious Disease SpecialistGeneral PhysicianUrologist
Related codes
A52.71Late syphilitic oculopathycodeA52.72Syphilis of lung and bronchuscodeA52.73Symptomatic late syphilis of other respiratory organscodeA52.74Syphilis of liver and other visceracodeA52.75Syphilis of kidney and uretercodeA52.77Syphilis of bone and jointcodeA52.78Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissuecodeA52.79Other symptomatic late syphiliscode
Sibling codes
A52.71Late syphilitic oculopathybillableA52.72Syphilis of lung and bronchusbillableA52.73Symptomatic late syphilis of other respiratory organsbillableA52.74Syphilis of liver and other viscerabillableA52.75Syphilis of kidney and ureterbillableA52.77Syphilis of bone and jointbillableA52.78Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissuebillableA52.79Other symptomatic late syphilisbillable
Coverage-related procedures and services
CPT 0527Uhigh
HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV) TYPES 1 AND 2 AND VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS (VZV), AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE, EACH PATHOGEN REPORTED AS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 0402Uhigh
INFECTIOUS AGENT (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION), CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS, MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM, MULTIPLEX AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE, VAGINAL, ENDOCERVICAL, OR MALE URINE, EACH PATHOGEN REPORTED AS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 87801high
INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA), MULTIPLE ORGANISMS; AMPLIFIED PROBE(S) TECHNIQUE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 87800high
INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA), MULTIPLE ORGANISMS; DIRECT PROBE(S) TECHNIQUE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 87494high
INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, MULTIPLEX AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 0455Uhigh
INFECTIOUS AGENTS (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION), CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, AND TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS, MULTIPLEX AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE, VAGINAL, ENDOCERVICAL, GYNECOLOGICAL SPECIMENS, OROPHARYNGEAL SWABS, RECTAL SWABS, FEMALE OR MALE URINE, EACH PATHOGEN REPORTED AS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis
Frequently asked questions
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