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A53.9

Syphilis, unspecified

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Hierarchy

  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
      • A53 Other and unspecified syphilis
        • A53.0 Latent syphilis, unspecified as early or late
        • A53.9 Syphilis, unspecified

Inclusion Terms

A53.9

  • Infection due to Treponema pallidum NOS
  • Syphilis (acquired) NOS

Use Additional

A00-B99

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    • Z16 Resistance to antimicrobial drugs

Includes

A00-B99

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes 1

A53.9

  • syphilis NOS under two years of age (A50.2)
    • A50.2 Early congenital syphilis, unspecified

A50-A64

  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)
    • N34.1 Nonspecific urethritis
  • M02.3 Reiter's disease

A00-B99

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters

Excludes 2

A50-A64

  • B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease

A00-B99

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • Z22 Carrier of infectious disease
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • P35-P39 Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)