A54.81
A54.81: Gonococcal meningitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
A54.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for gonococcal meningitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- G01Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
A54.81 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
- A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI
- 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›meninges, meningitis
- Meningitis›gonococcal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.