2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A54.5

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Gonococcal pharyngitis

  • A54.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A54.5 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A54.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 A54.5 may differ.

The following code(s) above A54.5 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A54.5:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A50-A64  Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

Approximate Synonyms

  • Gonorrhea of pharynx
  • Gonorrhea, pharynx

ICD-10-CM A54.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
  • 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
  • 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
  • 152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
  • 153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert A54.5 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A54.5:

  • Type 1 Excludes: J02.8

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A54.5:

  • Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) A54.9 – see also condition
    • pharynx A54.5
    • throat A54.5
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) J02.9
    • gonococcal A54.5