A52.11 is the authoritative medical code for Tabes dorsalis. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for tabes dorsalis (ICD-10-CM A52.11), 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
Tabes dorsalis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code A52.11. Inclusion terms: Locomotor ataxia progressive; Tabetic neurosyphilis. 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 A52.11 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Locomotor ataxia progressive
- Tabetic neurosyphilis
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 A52.11?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, A52.11 must not be reported together with: nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1); Reiter's disease (M02.3-).
Can A52.11 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, A52.11 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).
What conditions are included under A52.11?
Tabes dorsalis includes: Locomotor ataxia (progressive); Tabetic neurosyphilis.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to A52.11 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
- A52.09 — Other cardiovascular syphilis
View all 33 codes in the A52 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (27)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic, locomotor (progressive) (syphilitic) (partial) (spastic)
- Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic, spinal, progressive (syphilitic)
- Atrophy, atrophic (of), bone NEC (senile), due to, tabes dorsalis (neurogenic)
- Atrophy, atrophic (of), neurogenic, bone, tabetic
- Crisis, Pel's (tabetic)
- Crisis, tabetic
- Duchenne's, locomotor ataxia (syphilitic)
- Neurosyphilis (arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse), tabes, tabetic (dorsalis)
- Pel's crisis
- Radiculopathy, syphilitic
- Sclerosis, sclerotic, spinal (cord) (progressive), combined, syphilitic
- Sclerosis, sclerotic, spinal (cord) (progressive), posterior (syphilitic)
- Spondylopathy, neuropathic, in, tabes dorsalis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), ataxia (locomotor)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), with, ataxia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), with, tabes (dorsalis)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), combined spinal sclerosis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), conjugal, tabes
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), late, tabes
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), locomotor ataxia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), sclerosis, multiple
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), tabes dorsalis (late)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), tabetic type
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), ulcer (any site) (early) (secondary), perforating, foot
- Tabes, tabetic, bone
- Tabes, tabetic, dorsalis
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, syphilitic (any site) (early) (secondary), perforating, foot