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A52.77

Billable

Syphilis of bone and joint

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Additional Information

From parent codes: A00-B99 (Chapter 1)

IncludesFrom A00-B99

Conditions included in this code from parent codes.

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom A00-B99

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom A00-B99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional CodeFrom A00-B99

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

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

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 539110 discharges

Osteomyelitis With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$17,046

Total Payment$20,851
Patient Responsibility$3,805
Hospital Charge$103,663
DRG 54060 discharges

Osteomyelitis With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$12,221

Total Payment$16,562
Patient Responsibility$4,341
Hospital Charge$95,798