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FY2027

A52.71 — Late syphilitic oculopathy

BillableCC

Is A52.71 billable?

Yes — A52.71 is billable for FY2027. A52.71 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. A52.71 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

A52.71 at a glance

CodeA52.71
DescriptionLate syphilitic oculopathy
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does A52.71 group to?

A52.71 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 124Other Disorders of the Eye with MCC or Thrombolytic Agentmedical
  • 125Other Disorders of the Eye without MCCmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, A52.71 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is A52.71 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to A52.71. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Dacryocystitis › syphilitic
  • Episcleritis › syphilitic (suppurative)
  • Glaucoma › syphilitic
  • Gumma › ciliary body (syphilitic)
  • Gumma › eyelid (syphilitic)
  • Gumma › iris (syphilitic)
  • Gumma › orbit (syphilitic)
  • Hemianopia, hemianopsia › syphilitic (heteronymous)
  • Hyalitis, hyalosis, asteroid › syphilitic
  • Iritis › papulosa
  • Oculopathy › syphilitic NEC
  • Scleritis › syphilitic

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to A52.71.

  • Late syphilitic chorioretinitis
  • Late syphilitic episcleritis

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from A50-A64

The conditions below can never be reported together with A52.71 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

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

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 1

Report an additional code alongside A52.71 to fully describe the condition. A52.71 is sequenced first.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 1

The conditions below are not part of A52.71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, A52.71 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • 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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from A50-A64

The conditions below are not part of A52.71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, A52.71 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)

How long has A52.71 existed?

A52.71 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which conditions are coded to A52.71?

What other codes are in the A52.7 family? (8)