ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
A54Gonococcal infection
A54 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About A54
A54 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for gonococcal infection. It belongs to block A50-A64 (infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission) and chapter 1 (certain infectious and parasitic diseases). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: A54.0 (of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess), A54.1 (of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscess), A54.2 (infection), A54.3 (of eye), A54.4 (of musculoskeletal system), A54.5 (pharyngitis), A54.6 (of anus and rectum), A54.8 (infections) and 1 more.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under A54
- A54.0Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess
- A54.00Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecifiedBillable
- A54.01Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecifiedBillable
- A54.02Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecifiedBillable
- A54.03Gonococcal cervicitis, unspecifiedBillable
- A54.09Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tractBillable
- A54.1Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscessBillable
- A54.2Gonococcal pelviperitonitis and other gonococcal genitourinary infection
- A54.3Gonococcal infection of eye
- A54.4Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system
- A54.5Gonococcal pharyngitisBillable
- A54.6Gonococcal infection of anus and rectumBillable
- A54.8Other gonococcal infections
- A54.9Gonococcal infection, unspecifiedBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to A54.
Broader instructions also apply from A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission and Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about A54
Is A54 billable?
- No. A54 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.