ICD-10 Code for Tabes
The ICD-10-CM code for tabes is A52.10 — Symptomatic neurosyphilis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for tabes with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
A52.10 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which tabes code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 9 codes under Tabes, tabetic. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| arthropathy | A52.16 | Charcot's arthropathy (tabetic) | |
| bladder | A52.19 | Other symptomatic neurosyphilis | |
| bone | A52.11 | Tabes dorsalis | |
| cerebrospinal | A52.12 | Other cerebrospinal syphilis | |
| congenital | A50.45 | Juvenile general paresis | |
| conjugal | A52.10 | Symptomatic neurosyphilis, unspecified | |
| dorsalis | A52.11 | Tabes dorsalis | |
| juvenile | A50.49 | Other late congenital neurosyphilis | |
| latent | A52.19 | Other symptomatic neurosyphilis | |
| mesenterica | A18.39 | Retroperitoneal tuberculosis | |
| paralysis, insane, general | A52.17 | General paresis | |
| spasmodic | A52.17 | General paresis | |
| syphilis | A52.12 | Other cerebrospinal syphilis |
Tabes with
| central nervous system syphilis | A52.10 | Symptomatic neurosyphilis, unspecified | |
| Charcot's joint | A52.16 | Charcot's arthropathy (tabetic) | |
| cord bladder | A52.19 | Other symptomatic neurosyphilis | |
| crisis, viscera | A52.19 | Other symptomatic neurosyphilis | |
| paralysis, general | A52.17 | General paresis | |
| paresis | A52.17 | General paresis | |
| perforating ulcer | A52.19 | Other symptomatic neurosyphilis |
Tabes dorsalis
| juvenile | A50.49 | Other late congenital neurosyphilis |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources