A54.21
Gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
A50-A64block
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
Index entries leading here 3
- Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic) N05.9
- gonococcal (acute) (chronic) A54.21
- Ureteritis N28.89
- gonococcal (acute) (chronic) A54.21
- Gonorrhea (acute) (chronic) A54.9
- kidney (acute) (chronic) A54.21
Alongside this code 4 same parent — A54.2
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.