ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A54 - Gonococcal infection (original) (raw)

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Gonococcal infection

ICD-10-CM Code:

A54

ICD-10 Code for:

Gonococcal infection

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A54 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity from the list below for a diagnosis of gonococcal infection. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2026 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Non-specific codes like A54 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following billable codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for gonococcal infection:

• A54.0 for Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess

• Use A54.00 for Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified

• Use A54.01 for Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecified

• Use A54.02 for Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecified

• Use A54.03 for Gonococcal cervicitis, unspecified

• Use A54.09 for Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract

• Use A54.1 for Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscess

• A54.2 for Gonococcal pelviperitonitis and other gonococcal genitourinary infection

• Use A54.21 for Gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter

• Use A54.22 for Gonococcal prostatitis

• Use A54.23 for Gonococcal infection of other male genital organs

• Use A54.24 for Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease

• Use A54.29 for Other gonococcal genitourinary infections

• A54.3 for Gonococcal infection of eye

• Use A54.30 for Gonococcal infection of eye, unspecified

• Use A54.31 for Gonococcal conjunctivitis

• Use A54.32 for Gonococcal iridocyclitis

• Use A54.33 for Gonococcal keratitis

• Use A54.39 for Other gonococcal eye infection

• A54.4 for Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system

• Use A54.40 for Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system, unspecified

• Use A54.41 for Gonococcal spondylopathy

• Use A54.42 for Gonococcal arthritis

• Use A54.43 for Gonococcal osteomyelitis

• Use A54.49 for Gonococcal infection of other musculoskeletal tissue

• Use A54.5 for Gonococcal pharyngitis

• Use A54.6 for Gonococcal infection of anus and rectum

• A54.8 for Other gonococcal infections

• Use A54.81 for Gonococcal meningitis

• Use A54.82 for Gonococcal brain abscess

• Use A54.83 for Gonococcal heart infection

• Use A54.84 for Gonococcal pneumonia

• Use A54.85 for Gonococcal peritonitis

• Use A54.86 for Gonococcal sepsis

• Use A54.89 for Other gonococcal infections

• Use A54.9 for Gonococcal infection, unspecified

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• Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  A00–B99

  • Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
    A50-A64
    * Gonococcal infection
    A54

• Acute Gonococcal Infection of Lower Genitourinary Tract

a gonococcal infection of the lower urinary tract that is rapid in onset.

• Acute Gonococcal Infection of Upper Genitourinary Tract

a gonococcal infection of the upper urinary tract that is rapid in onset.

• Gonococcal Infection

an infection that is caused by gonococcus.

• Gonococcal Infection of Genitourinary Tract

a genitourinary infection that is caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is most common in young adults. The bacteria that cause gonorrhea can infect the genital tract, mouth, or anus. You can get gonorrhea during vaginal, oral, or anal sex with an infected partner. A pregnant woman can pass it to her baby during childbirth.

Gonorrhea does not always cause symptoms. In men, gonorrhea can cause pain when urinating and discharge from the penis. If untreated, it can cause problems with the prostate and testicles.

In women, the early symptoms of gonorrhea often are mild. Later, it can cause bleeding between periods, pain when urinating, and increased discharge from the vagina. If untreated, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which causes problems with pregnancy and infertility.

Your health care provider will diagnose gonorrhea with lab tests. Treatment is with antibiotics. Treating gonorrhea is becoming more difficult because drug-resistant strains are increasing. Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading gonorrhea. If your or your partner is allergic to latex, you can use polyurethane condoms. The most reliable way to avoid infection is to not have anal, vaginal, or oral sex.

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