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A54.86

Gonococcal sepsis

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
A50-A64block
Excludes1
  • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)N34.1
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-)M02.3-
Excludes2
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)B20
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
A00-B99chapter
Includes
  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Use additional code
  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)Z16.-
Index entries leading here 2
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
  • Gonococcemia A54.86
Alongside this code 6 same parent — A54.8
A54.81 Gonococcal meningitis A54.82 Gonococcal brain abscess A54.83 Gonococcal heart infection A54.84 Gonococcal pneumonia A54.85 Gonococcal peritonitis A54.89 Other gonococcal infections
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC2 CMS28HCC2 ESRD21HCC2 ESRD24HCC2

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
A54.8
Block
A50-A64
Siblings
6

Present FY2024–FY2027.