ICD-10-CM · Chapter 1 · A00–B99
A54.0
Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- A54.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 1 — Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
- Category
- A54 — Gonococcal infection
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM A54.0 is a category (header) for gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in A54
- A54Gonococcal infection
- A54.00Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified
- A54.01Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecified
- A54.02Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecified
- A54.03Gonococcal cervicitis, unspecified
- A54.09Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract
- A54.1Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscess
- A54.2Gonococcal pelviperitonitis and other gonococcal genitourinary infection
- A54.21Gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter
- A54.22Gonococcal prostatitis
- A54.23Gonococcal infection of other male genital organs
- A54.24Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease
- A54.29Other gonococcal genitourinary infections
- A54.3Gonococcal infection of eye
- A54.30Gonococcal infection of eye, unspecified
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