A53Category · further specificity requiredArchived

Other and unspecified syphilis

HierarchyA50-A64 · A53

Code-level instructions

No additional notes.

Inherited instructions

Chapters 1 · Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

Includes

diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2
  • 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

code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

A50-A64 · Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)

Excludes 1
  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
Excludes 2

human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)

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