A52.09 is the authoritative medical code for Other cardiovascular syphilis. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other cardiovascular syphilis (ICD-10-CM A52.09), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other cardiovascular syphilis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code A52.09. Excludes1 (not coded here): nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis N34.1; Reiter's disease M02.3-. Excludes2 (not included here): human immunodeficiency virus HIV disease B20.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for A52.09 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis N34.1
- Reiter's disease M02.3-
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- human immunodeficiency virus HIV disease B20
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with A52.09?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, A52.09 must not be reported together with: nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1); Reiter's disease (M02.3-).
Can A52.09 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, A52.09 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to A52.09 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- A52 — Late syphilis
- A52.0 — Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular syphilis
- A52.00 — Cardiovascular syphilis, unspecified
- A52.01 — Syphilitic aneurysm of aorta
- A52.02 — Syphilitic aortitis
- A52.03 — Syphilitic endocarditis
- A52.04 — Syphilitic cerebral arteritis
- A52.05 — Other cerebrovascular syphilis
- A52.06 — Other syphilitic heart involvement
- A52.1 — Symptomatic neurosyphilis
View all 33 codes in the A52 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (21)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), carotid artery (common) (external), syphilitic
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), innominate (nonsyphilitic), syphilitic
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), mediastinal (nonsyphilitic), syphilitic
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), pulmonary, syphilitic
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), spinal (cord), syphilitic (hemorrhage)
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), subclavian (artery) (ruptured), syphilitic
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular), syphilitic (aorta), spine, spinal
- Arteritis, syphilitic (general)
- Arteritis, syphilitic (general), spinal
- Claudication (intermittent), spinal cord (arteriosclerotic), syphilitic
- Endarteritis (bacterial, subacute) (infective), syphilitic
- Erosion, spine, aneurysmal
- Gumma (syphilitic), artery
- Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative), syphilitic
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), hepatic artery
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), mesarteritis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), occlusive arterial disease
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), portal vein
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), pulmonary (late), artery
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel), portal, due to syphilis
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel), spinal cord (arterial), due to syphilis