ICD-10-CM Code A54.0
Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A54.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of A54.0 that describes the diagnosis 'gonocl infct of low gu tract w/o periureth or acc glnd abcs' in more detail.
- A54.0 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A54.00 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified
- BILLABLE A54.01 Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecified
- BILLABLE A54.02 Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecified
- BILLABLE A54.03 Gonococcal cervicitis, unspecified
- BILLABLE A54.09 Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract
Coding Notes for A54.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Gonococcal infection with genitourinary gland abscess - instead, use code A54.1
- Gonococcal infection with periurethral abscess - instead, use code A54.1
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Acute gonococcal cervicitis (disorder)
- Gonococcal Skenitis (disorder)
- Chronic gonococcal cystitis (disorder)
- Chronic gonococcal cervicitis (disorder)
- Gonococcal cystitis (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A54.0 - Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A54.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: A54 - Gonococcal infection