A52.72 Syphilis of lung and bronchus

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 177-179 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 095.1 Syphilis of lung (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A52.72

Back-references to A52.72

• Type 1 Excludes: J99 Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("late syphilis (A52.72, A52.73)")

Back-references to A52

• Type 2 Excludes: N34 Urethritis and urethral syndrome ("urethritis in diseases with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A52.72

• Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) › bronchus › syphilitic
• Stricture › bronchus › syphilitic
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › bronchus (late)
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › lung
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › pulmonary (late)

Nearby codes

• A52.19 Other symptomatic neurosyphilis
• A52.2 Asymptomatic neurosyphilis
• A52.3 Neurosyphilis, unspecified
• A52.7 Other symptomatic late syphilis
• A52.71 Late syphilitic oculopathy
• A52.72 Syphilis of lung and bronchus (this code)
• A52.73 Symptomatic late syphilis of other respiratory organs
• A52.74 Syphilis of liver and other viscera
• A52.75 Syphilis of kidney and ureter
• A52.76 Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis
• A52.77 Syphilis of bone and joint