A54.5
A54.5: Gonococcal pharyngitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A54.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for gonococcal pharyngitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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- J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Gonococcus, gonococcal›pharynx
- Gonococcus, gonococcal›throat
- Pharyngitis›gonococcal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under A54
- A54.0Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess
- A54.1Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscess
- A54.2Gonococcal pelviperitonitis and other gonococcal genitourinary infection
- A54.3Gonococcal infection of eye
- A54.4Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system
- A54.6Gonococcal infection of anus and rectum
- A54.8Other gonococcal infections
- A54.9Gonococcal infection, unspecified