Is A54.39 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. A54.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does A54.39 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).

A54.39

A54.39 — Other gonococcal eye infection

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A54.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other gonococcal eye infection. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Gonococcal endophthalmia

Risk adjustment

A54.39 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.

How A54.39 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to A54.39.

Blepharopyorrhea, gonococcal
Endophthalmitis›gonorrheal
Gonococcus, gonococcal›eye›other specified

Related codes at this level

Codes that share A54.3. If A54.39 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about A54.39

Is A54.39 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. A54.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does A54.39 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).