Is A54 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. A54 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does A54 sit in the tabular list?

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64).

A54

A54 — Gonococcal infection

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

A54 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for gonococcal infection. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with A54

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at A54. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading A54 alone.

A54.24Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease
A54.85Gonococcal peritonitis
G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
G07Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere
H20.0Acute and subacute iridocyclitis
I32Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
I39Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
I41Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

A54 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

A54 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead A54

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about A54

Is A54 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. A54 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does A54 sit in the tabular list?: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99), in the block Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64).