A52.1 ICD-10-CA code: Symptomatic neurosyphilis
A52.1 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Symptomatic neurosyphilis” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
A52.1Symptomatic neurosyphilis
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written A521
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to A52.1. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Pel's crisis
- Taboparalysis
- Tabes, tabetic
- Crisis, tabetic
- Lissauer's paralysis
- Cord, bladder, tabetic
- Tabes, tabetic, latent
- Crisis, Pel's (tabetic)
- Tabes, tabetic, bladder
- Taboparesis (remission)
- Tabes, tabetic, conjugal
- Tabes, tabetic, dorsalis
- Tabes, tabetic, spasmodic
- Paresis, insane (syphilitic)
- Paresis, syphilitic (general)
- Tabes, tabetic, cerebrospinal
- Bayle's disease (general paresis)
- Tabes, tabetic, with, cord bladder
- Paresis, bladder (sphincter), tabetic
- Tabes, tabetic, with, paresis (general)
- Palsy, cerebral (congenital), syphilitic
- Paraplegia (lower), syphilitic (spastic)
- Tabes, tabetic, syphilis (cerebrospinal)
- Tabes, tabetic, with, paralysis, general
- Duchenne's, locomotor ataxia (syphilitic)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), paralysis
- Tabes, tabetic, paralysis, insane, general
- Paresis, general (progressive) (syphilitic)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), hemiplegia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), monoplegia
- Tabes, tabetic, with, crisis, viscera (any)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), hemiparesis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), late, tabes
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), paresthesia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), taboparesis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), bulbar palsy
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), cord bladder
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), tabetic type
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), late, paresis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), spinal (cord)
- Tabes, tabetic, with, perforating ulcer (foot)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), hemianesthesia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), conjugal, tabes
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), locomotor ataxia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), paresis (general)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), ataxia (locomotor)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), general, paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), paralysis, general
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), dementia paralytica
- Paraplegia (lower), spastic, Erb's spinal, syphilitic
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), Lissauer's paralysis
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), dementia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), tabes dorsalis (late)
- Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic, spinal, progressive (syphilitic)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), Lissauer's
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), spastic spinal paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), degeneration, spinal cord
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), with syphilis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), cerebrospinal (tabetic type)
- Neurosyphilis, neurosyphilitic (arrested) (late) (recurrent), taboparesis
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), spastic, syphilitic (spinal)
- Neurosyphilis, neurosyphilitic (arrested) (late) (recurrent), general paresis
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), Erb's syphilitic spastic spinal
- Neurosyphilis, neurosyphilitic (arrested) (late) (recurrent), paresis, paretic
- Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic, locomotor (partial) (progressive) (spastic) (syphilitic)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), syphilitic spastic spinal (Erb's)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), general (progressive) (syphilitic)
- Erb's, palsy, paralysis (brachial) (birth) (newborn), spinal (spastic), syphilitic
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), progressive (atrophic) (bulbar), general
- Neurosyphilis, neurosyphilitic (arrested) (late) (recurrent), tabes, tabetic (dorsalis)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), ataxic (hereditary), general (syphilitic)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), ulcer (any site) (early) (secondary), perforating, foot
- Neurosyphilis, neurosyphilitic (arrested) (late) (recurrent), specified nature or site NEC
- Neurosyphilis, neurosyphilitic (arrested) (late) (recurrent), parenchymatous (degenerative)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), spinal (cord), atrophic (acute), spastic, syphilitic
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), with, ataxia
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), with, taboparesis
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, syphilitic (any site) (early) (secondary), perforating, foot
- Neurosyphilis, neurosyphilitic (arrested) (late) (recurrent), with ataxia (cerebellar) (locomotor) (spastic) (spinal)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), with, tabes (dorsalis)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), with, general paralysis
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), with, paresis (general)
- Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired), central nervous system (late) (recurrent) (relapse) (tertiary), specified nature or site NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, foot (indolent) (of the non diabetic), perforating (of the non diabetic), syphilitic
Notes for A52.1
As CIHI prints them, with any note A52.1 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Late syphilitic:• acoustic neuritis† (H94.0*)• encephalitis† (G05.0*)• meningitis† (G01*)• optic atrophy† (H48.0*)• polyneuropathy† (G63.0*)• retrobulbar neuritis† (H48.1*)Syphilitic (tabetic) arthropathy† (M14.6*)Syphilitic parkinsonism† (G22*)Tabes dorsalis
- Diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissibleFrom Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code (U82-U84) to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugsFrom Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Charcot arthropathy (G98†)
- Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B24)nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)Reiter disease (M02.3-)From A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
- Carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)certain localized infections - see body system-related chaptersinfectious and parasitic diseases:• complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [except obstetrical tetanus] (O98.-)• specific to the perinatal period [except tetanus neonatorum, whooping cough, congenital syphilis, perinatal gonococcal infection and perinatal human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease] (P35-P39)influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)From Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Where A52.1 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- 2Block A50-A64Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
- 3Category A52Late syphilis
- 4Valid code A52.1Symptomatic neurosyphilis
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
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Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code A52.1 mean?
A52.1 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Symptomatic neurosyphilis” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is A52.1 in ICD-10-CA?
A52.1 sits under A52 Late syphilis, within A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission, within Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
What coding notes apply to A52.1?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Use additional code notes for A52.1, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.