2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A54.42

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Gonococcal arthritis

  • A54.42 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 A54.42 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A54.42 – other international versions of ICD-10 A54.42 may differ.

Type 2 Excludes

  • gonococcal infection of spine (A54.41)

The following code(s) above A54.42 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A54.42:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Gonococcal infection of joint
  • Gonorrhea, arthritis

ICD-10-CM A54.42 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 485 Knee procedures with principal diagnosis of infection with mcc
  • 486 Knee procedures with principal diagnosis of infection with cc
  • 487 Knee procedures with principal diagnosis of infection without cc/mcc
  • 548 Septic arthritis with mcc
  • 549 Septic arthritis with cc
  • 550 Septic arthritis without cc/mcc

Convert A54.42 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 A54.42:

  • Type 1 Excludes: M01

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A54.42:

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