A52.8 Late syphilis, latent

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Syphilis (acquired) without clinical manifestations, with positive serological reaction and negative spinal fluid test, two years or more after infection

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 867-869 in MDC 18.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 096 Late syphilis, latent

Code annotations containing back-references to A52.8

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 A52.8

• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › late › latent or 2 years or more after infection (without manifestations)
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › late › latent or 2 years or more after infection (without manifestations) › negative spinal fluid test
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › late › latent or 2 years or more after infection (without manifestations) › serology positive
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › latent › follow-up of latent syphilis › late, or 2 years or more after infection
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › latent › late, or 2 years or more after infection
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › latent › positive serology (only finding) › late, or 2 years or more after infection

Nearby codes

• A52.75 Syphilis of kidney and ureter
• A52.76 Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis
• A52.77 Syphilis of bone and joint
• A52.78 Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue
• A52.79 Other symptomatic late syphilis
• A52.8 Late syphilis, latent (this code)
• A52.9 Late syphilis, unspecified