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A50.05

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Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A congenital infection passed from mother to baby before birth that causes inflammation and damage to the nasal passages and sinuses.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is specific to early congenital syphilis affecting the nose; verify the patient's age and that syphilis was acquired in utero
  • •Ensure documentation confirms rhinitis (nasal inflammation) as the manifestation rather than other early congenital syphilis presentations

Code Hierarchy

└A50Congenital syphilis└A50.0Early congenital syphilis, symptomatic└A50.05Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis
└A50.05Early congenital syphilitic rhinitis

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