A54.02 Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from A54.0 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess

Excludes1 (never code together)

• gonococcal infection with genitourinary gland abscess (A54.1)
• gonococcal infection with periurethral abscess (A54.1)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 742-743 in MDC 13.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 098.0 Gonococcal infection (acute) of lower genitourinary tract (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A54.02

Back-references to A54.02

• Type 1 Excludes: N77.0 Ulceration of vulva in diseases classified elsewhere ("ulceration of vulva in gonococcal infection (A54.02)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N77.1 Vaginitis, vulvitis and vulvovaginitis in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonococcal vulvovaginitis (A54.02)")

Back-references to A54

• Type 2 Excludes: N34 Urethritis and urethral syndrome ("urethritis in diseases with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)")

Diagnosis Index entries for A54.02

• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › vulva (acute) (chronic)
• Gonorrhea (acute) (chronic) › Bartholin's gland (acute) (chronic) (purulent)
• Gonorrhea (acute) (chronic) › vagina
• Gonorrhea (acute) (chronic) › vulva
• Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative) › blennorrhagic (gonococcal)
• Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative) › gonococcal
• Vulvitis (acute) (allergic) (atrophic) (hypertrophic) (intertriginous) (senile) › blennorrhagic (gonococcal)
• Vulvitis (acute) (allergic) (atrophic) (hypertrophic) (intertriginous) (senile) › gonococcal

Nearby codes

• A54 Gonococcal infection
• A54.0 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscess
• A54.00 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified
• A54.01 Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecified
• A54.02 Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecified (this code)
• A54.03 Gonococcal cervicitis, unspecified
• A54.09 Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract
• A54.1 Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscess
• A54.2 Gonococcal pelviperitonitis and other gonococcal genitourinary infection
• A54.21 Gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter