Diagnosis Code

A54.43 GONOCOCCAL OSTEOMYELITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A54.43

Short Description: Gonococcal osteomyelitis

Long Description: Gonococcal osteomyelitis

The code A54.43 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
    • Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
      • Gonococcal infection (A54)
        • A54.43 Gonococcal osteomyelitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bacterial osteomyelitis
  • Gonococcal osteomyelitis
  • Infection of musculoskeletal system caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code A54.43 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Septic Arthritis With Mcc (548)
  • Septic Arthritis With Cc (549)
  • Septic Arthritis Without Cc/mcc (550)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code A54.43 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • gonococcal infection of spine (@A54.41*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
A54.43 Right Arrow 098.59 Gc infect joint NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
A54 Gonococcal infection
A54.0 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess
A54.00 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified
A54.01 Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecified
A54.02 Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecified
A54.03 Gonococcal cervicitis, unspecified
A54.09 Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract
A54.1 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscess
A54.2 Gonococcal pelviperitonitis and other gonococcal genitourinary infection
A54.21 Gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter
A54.22 Gonococcal prostatitis
A54.23 Gonococcal infection of other male genital organs
A54.24 Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease
A54.29 Other gonococcal genitourinary infections
A54.3 Gonococcal infection of eye
A54.30 Gonococcal infection of eye, unspecified
A54.31 Gonococcal conjunctivitis
A54.32 Gonococcal iridocyclitis
A54.33 Gonococcal keratitis
A54.39 Other gonococcal eye infection
A54.4 Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system
A54.40 Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system, unspecified
A54.41 Gonococcal spondylopathy
A54.42 Gonococcal arthritis
A54.49 Gonococcal infection of other musculoskeletal tissue
A54.5 Gonococcal pharyngitis
A54.6 Gonococcal infection of anus and rectum
A54.8 Other gonococcal infections
A54.81 Gonococcal meningitis
A54.82 Gonococcal brain abscess
A54.83 Gonococcal heart infection
A54.84 Gonococcal pneumonia
A54.85 Gonococcal peritonitis
A54.86 Gonococcal sepsis
A54.89 Other gonococcal infections
A54.9 Gonococcal infection, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023