A52.77
Syphilis of bone and joint
Billable code
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
Inherited from A50-A64Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Inherited from chapter 1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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 to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for A52.77
FY 2026 ›I.C.1Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99), U07.1, U09.9
Subsections
- I.C.1.aHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
- I.C.1.bInfectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters
- I.C.1.cInfections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.dSepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Infections resistant to antibiotics
- I.C.1.eMethicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Conditions
- I.C.1.fZika virus infections
- I.C.1.gCoronavirus infections
Find A52.77 in the alphabetic index
24 index paths lead to this code
- Caries › syphilitic
- Dactylitis › syphilitic
- Exostosis › syphilitic
- Gout, gouty › syphilitic
- Gout, chronic › syphilitic
- Gumma › bone
- Hydrarthrosis › syphilitic
- Osteomyelitis › syphilitic
- Periostitis › syphilitic
- Syphilis, syphilitic › bone
- Syphilis, syphilitic › destruction of bone
- Syphilis, syphilitic › fracture
- Syphilis, syphilitic › joint
- Syphilis, syphilitic › middle ear
- Syphilis, syphilitic › osseous
- Syphilis, syphilitic › osteoporosis
- Syphilis, syphilitic › periosteum
- Syphilis, syphilitic › petrous bone
- Syphilis, syphilitic › skeletal system
- Syphilis, syphilitic › spondylitis
- Arthropathy › in › syphilis
- Destruction, destructive › bone › syphilitic
- Nodule, nodular › juxta-articular › syphilitic
- Arthropathy › postinfectious NEC › in › syphilis