DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 1

A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)

Block A50-A64 groups 13 categories with 142 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  2. A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
13
Billable codes
142
CC codes
89
MCC codes
7
HCC V28 codes
8
New FY2027
0

Categories in A50-A64

  • A50

    Congenital syphilis

    Clutton's joints → A50.51

    • 33 billable codes
    • 27 CC
    • 2 MCC
    • 1 with HCC
  • A51

    Early syphilis

    Syphilid → A51.39

    • 15 billable codes
    • 9 CC
    • 1 MCC
  • A52

    Late syphilis

    Syphiloma → A52.79

    • 30 billable codes
    • 26 CC
    • 2 MCC
  • A53

    Other and unspecified syphilis

    Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) → A53.9

    • 2 billable codes
  • A54

    Gonococcal infection

    Gonococcemia → A54.86

    • 31 billable codes
    • 27 CC
    • 2 MCC
    • 7 with HCC
  • A55

    Chlamydial lymphogranuloma (venereum)

    Esthiomene → A55

    • Billable, no subdivisions
  • A56

    Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases

    Proctitischlamydial → A56.3

    • 10 billable codes
  • A57

    Chancroid

    Virulent bubo → A57

    • Billable, no subdivisions
  • A58

    Granuloma inguinale

    Donovanosis → A58

    • Billable, no subdivisions
  • A59

    Trichomoniasis

    Trichomoniasis → A59.9

    • 7 billable codes
  • A60

    Anogenital herpesviral [herpes simplex] infections

    Proctitisherpetic → A60.1

    • 8 billable codes
  • A63

    Other predominantly sexually transmitted diseases, not elsewhere classified

    Condyloma → A63.0

    • 2 billable codes
  • A64

    Unspecified sexually transmitted disease

    Venerealdisease → A64

    • Billable, no subdivisions

Index main terms

  • Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) → A50, A51, A52, A53 (414 entries)
  • Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) → A54 (38 entries)
  • Disease, diseased → A50, A51, A52, A54, A55, A56, A57, A58, A63, A64 (37 entries)
  • Gumma (syphilitic) → A50, A52 (35 entries)
  • Neurosyphilis (arrested) (early) (gumma) (late) (latent) (recurrent) (relapse) → A50, A52 (28 entries)
  • Gonorrhea (acute) (chronic) → A54 (24 entries)
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) → A55, A56, A57, A59, A63 (21 entries)
  • Tabes, tabetic → A50, A52 (21 entries)
  • Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular) → A50, A52 (20 entries)
  • Herpes, herpesvirus, herpetic → A60 (18 entries)
  • Stricture → A50, A52, A54, A55 (18 entries)
  • Chancre (any genital site) (hard) (hunterian) (mixed) (primary) (seronegative) (seropositive) (syphilitic) → A50, A51, A57 (17 entries)
  • Bubo → A50, A51, A54, A55, A57 (13 entries)
  • Chlamydia, chlamydial → A56 (13 entries)
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) → A50, A52 (13 entries)

+233 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Excludes1

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

Excludes2

  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) B20

Notes that also apply

Chapter 1 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 5, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 1 page.