A54.24: Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease

Clinical notes

Excludes1 (not coded here)

An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).

gonococcal peritonitis (A54.85)

Also known as

Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.

Gonococcal pelviperitonitis

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

•Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
•As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.

Related codes in this category

A54.21Gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter
A54.22Gonococcal prostatitis
A54.23Gonococcal infection of other male genital organs
A54.29Other gonococcal genitourinary infections
A54.24Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.

09816Approximate match
09836Approximate match

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Associated MS-DRGs

A54.24 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.

Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.