A52.78
Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue
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
Late syphilitic bursitis Syphilis [stage unspecified] of bursa Syphilis [stage unspecified] of muscle Syphilis [stage unspecified] of synovium Syphilis [stage unspecified] of tendon
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
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)
code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Official Guidelines for A52.78
FY 2026 ›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 A52.78 in the alphabetic index
12 index paths lead to this code
- Verneuil's disease
- Bursitis › syphilitic
- Leontiasis › syphilitic
- Synovitis › syphilitic
- Syphilis, syphilitic › bursa
- Syphilis, syphilitic › muscle
- Syphilis, syphilitic › synovium
- Syphilis, syphilitic › tendon
- Atrophy, atrophic › muscle, muscular › syphilitic
- Synovitis › in › syphilis
- Tenosynovitis › in › syphilis
- Myositis › in › syphilis › late