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A51.43

Secondary syphilitic oculopathy

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
A50-A64block
Excludes1
  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)N34.1
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-)M02.3-
Excludes2
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)B20
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 5
A51.43code
Inclusion terms
  • Secondary syphilitic chorioretinitis
  • Secondary syphilitic iridocyclitis, iritis
  • Secondary syphilitic uveitis
A00-B99chapter
Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Use additional code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-
Index entries leading here 7
  • Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) A53.9
    • chorioretinitis A51.43
    • secondary (and primary) A51.49
      • chorioretinitis, choroiditis A51.43
    • ciliary body (secondary) A51.43
    • iris, iritis (secondary) A51.43
    • uveal tract (secondary) A51.43
    • uveitis (secondary) A51.43
  • Chorioretinitis — see also Inflammation, chorioretinal
    • syphilitic (secondary) A51.43
    • in (due to)
  • Oculopathy
  • Iridocyclitis H20.9
  • Iritis — see also Iridocyclitis
    • syphilitic (secondary) A51.43
  • Retinitis — see also Inflammation, chorioretinal
    • syphilitic (early) (secondary) A51.43
  • Uveitis (anterior) — see also Iridocyclitis
    • syphilitic (secondary) A51.43
Alongside this code 6 same parent — A51.4
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
Additional references
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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
A51.4
Block
A50-A64
Siblings
6

Present FY2024–FY2027.