Diagnosis Code

A51.43 SECONDARY SYPHILITIC OCULOPATHY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A51.43

Short Description: Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

Long Description: Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

The code A51.43 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
      • Early syphilis (A51)
        • A51.43 Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bilateral chorioretinitis of eyes
  • Bilateral chorioretinitis of eyes caused by secondary syphilis
  • Bilateral iritis due to secondary syphilis
  • Bilateral iritis of eyes caused by Treponema pallidum
  • Bilateral retinitis of eyes caused by secondary syphilis
  • Bilateral retinitis of eyes caused by Treponema pallidum
  • Chorioretinitis of left eye caused by secondary syphilis
  • Chorioretinitis of right eye caused by secondary syphilis
  • Disseminated chorioretinitis
  • Infectious secondary iridocyclitis
  • Infectious secondary iritis
  • Iritis of left eye caused by Treponema pallidum
  • Iritis of right eye caused by Treponema pallidum
  • Left iritis due to secondary syphilis
  • Left syphilitic retinitis
  • Right iritis due to secondary syphilis
  • Right syphilitic retinitis
  • Secondary syphilis of eye
  • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
  • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis
  • Syphilitic chorioretinitis
  • Syphilitic choroiditis
  • Syphilitic disseminated retinochoroiditis
  • Syphilitic infectious intermediate uveitis
  • Syphilitic iritis
  • Syphilitic retinitis
  • Uveitis due to secondary syphilis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A51.43 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye With Mcc Or Thrombolytic Agent (124)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye Without Mcc (125)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A51.43 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
    • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
    • Secondary syphilitic uveitis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A51.43 Right Arrow 091.50 Syphilitic uveitis NOS
091.51 Syphilit chorioretinitis
091.52 Syphilitic iridocyclitis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A51 Early syphilis
A51.0 Primary genital syphilis
A51.1 Primary anal syphilis
A51.2 Primary syphilis of other sites
A51.3 Secondary syphilis of skin and mucous membranes
A51.31 Condyloma latum
A51.32 Syphilitic alopecia
A51.39 Other secondary syphilis of skin
A51.4 Other secondary syphilis
A51.41 Secondary syphilitic meningitis
A51.42 Secondary syphilitic female pelvic disease
A51.44 Secondary syphilitic nephritis
A51.45 Secondary syphilitic hepatitis
A51.46 Secondary syphilitic osteopathy
A51.49 Other secondary syphilitic conditions
A51.5 Early syphilis, latent
A51.9 Early syphilis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023