2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A54.85

Gonococcal peritonitis

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • A54.85 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A54.85 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A54.85 - other international versions of ICD-10 A54.85 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as A54.85. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • gonococcal pelviperitonitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A54.24

    Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
    Applicable To
    • Gonococcal pelviperitonitis
    Type 1 Excludes
    • gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)
    A54.24
    )
The following code(s) above A54.85 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to A54.85:
  • A00-B99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A00-B99

    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

    Includes
    • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
    Type 1 Excludes
    • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
    Type 2 Excludes
    • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
    • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
    • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
    Use Additional
    • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
  • A50-A64
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range A50-A64

    Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

    Type 1 Excludes
    • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
    • nonspecific and nongonococcal urethritis (N34.1)
    • Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
    Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Approximate Synonyms
  • Gonorrhea, peritonitis
ICD-10-CM A54.85 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 371 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc
  • 372 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with cc
  • 373 Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections without cc/mcc

Convert A54.85 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to A54.85:
  • Type 1 Excludes: A54.24
    , K65
    , K67
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A54.24

    Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
    Applicable To
    • Gonococcal pelviperitonitis
    Type 1 Excludes
    • gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K65

    Peritonitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Code Also
    • if applicable diverticular disease of intestine (K57.-)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis (K35.2-)
    • aseptic peritonitis (T81.6)
    • benign paroxysmal peritonitis (E85.0)
    • chemical peritonitis (T81.6)
    • gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)
    • neonatal peritonitis (P78.0-P78.1)
    • pelvic peritonitis, female (N73.3-N73.5)
    • periodic familial peritonitis (E85.0)
    • peritonitis due to talc or other foreign substance (T81.6)
    • peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
    • peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
    • peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
    • peritonitis in tuberculosis (A18.31)
    • peritonitis with or following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)
    • peritonitis with or following appendicitis (K35.-)
    • puerperal peritonitis (O85)
    • retroperitoneal infections (K68.-)
    Use Additional
    • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent, if known
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K67

    Disorders of peritoneum in infectious diseases classified elsewhere

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Manifestation Code
    Code First
    • underlying disease, such as:
    • congenital syphilis (A50.0)
    • helminthiasis (B65.0 -B83.9)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • peritonitis in chlamydia (A74.81)
    • peritonitis in diphtheria (A36.89)
    • peritonitis in gonococcal (A54.85)
    • peritonitis in syphilis (late) (A52.74)
    • peritonitis in tuberculosis (A18.31)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A54.85:
  • Fitzhugh-Curtis syndrome
    • due to
      • Neisseria gonorrhorea A54.85 (gonococcal peritonitis)
  • Peritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) K65.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K65.9

    Peritonitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Bacterial peritonitis NOS
    • gonococcal A54.85
  • Syndrome - see also Disease

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A54.85
A54.42 Gonococcal arthritis
A54.43 Gonococcal osteomyelitis
A54.49 Gonococcal infection of other musculoskeletal tissue
A54.5 Gonococcal pharyngitis
A54.6 Gonococcal infection of anus and rectum
A54.8 Other gonococcal infections
A54.81 Gonococcal meningitis
A54.82 Gonococcal brain abscess
A54.83 Gonococcal heart infection
A54.84 Gonococcal pneumonia
A54.85 Gonococcal peritonitis
A54.86 Gonococcal sepsis
A54.89 Other gonococcal infections
A54.9 Gonococcal infection, unspecified
A55 Chlamydial lymphogranuloma (venereum)
A56 Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases
A56.0 Chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract
A56.00 …… unspecified
A56.01 Chlamydial cystitis and urethritis
A56.02 Chlamydial vulvovaginitis
A56.09 Other chlamydial infection of lower genitourinary tract

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