A51.39Other secondary syphilis of skin

A51.39 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other secondary syphilis of skin. It belongs to category A51 (early syphilis), block A50-A64 (infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission) and chapter 1 (certain infectious and parasitic diseases). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within A51.3, choose A51.39 (Other secondary syphilis of skin) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: Condyloma latum (A51.31) and syphilitic alopecia (A51.32).

Don't report A51.39 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: late syphilitic leukoderma (A52.79).

As a secondary diagnosis it is a CC (complication or comorbidity), which can move an inpatient stay into the "with CC" MS-DRG of its family, unless the principal diagnosis excludes it.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 606 (Minor Skin Disorders with MCC, relative weight 1.5728) and DRG 607 (Minor Skin Disorders without MCC, relative weight 0.8772), in MDC 09 (Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 091.3 (secondary syphilis of skin or mucous membranes).