A54.6
A54.6: Gonococcal infection of anus and rectum
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A54.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for gonococcal infection of anus and rectum. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check A54.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A54.6 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Gonococcus, gonococcal›anus
- Gonococcus, gonococcal›proctitis
- Gonococcus, gonococcal›rectum
- Proctitis›gonococcal
- Stricture›rectum›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
- A54.5Gonococcal pharyngitis
- A54.8Other gonococcal infections
- A54.9Gonococcal infection, unspecified