A54.23Gonococcal infection of other male genital organs

A54.23 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for gonococcal infection of other male genital organs. It belongs to category A54 (gonococcal infection), 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 A54.2, choose A54.23 (Gonococcal infection of other male genital organs) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter (A54.21), gonococcal prostatitis (A54.22), gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease (A54.24) and other gonococcal genitourinary infections (A54.29).

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 727 (Inflammation of the Male Reproductive System with MCC, relative weight 1.37) and DRG 728 (Inflammation of the Male Reproductive System without MCC, relative weight 0.8224), in MDC 12 (Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System), 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 is on the CMS list of diagnoses consistent only with male patients (the sex-conflict edit itself was retired in FY2025).

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 098.13 (gonococcal epididymo-orchitis (acute)), 098.14 (gonococcal seminal vesiculitis (acute)), 098.33 (gonococcal epididymo-orchitis, chronic) and 1 more.