A54.21 Gonococcal infection of kidney and ureter

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 727-728 in MDC 12.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 098.19 Other gonococcal infection (acute) of upper genitourinary tract (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A54.21

Back-references to A54.21

• Type 1 Excludes: N08 Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonococcal (A54.21)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N29 Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonorrhea (A54.21)")

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 A54.21

• Gonorrhea (acute) (chronic) › kidney (acute) (chronic)
• Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic) › gonococcal (acute) (chronic)
• Ureteritis › gonococcal (acute) (chronic)

Nearby codes

• A54.02 Gonococcal vulvovaginitis, unspecified
• 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 (this code)
• A54.22 Gonococcal prostatitis
• A54.23 Gonococcal infection of other male genital organs
• A54.24 Gonococcal female pelvic inflammatory disease
• A54.29 Other gonococcal genitourinary infections
• A54.3 Gonococcal infection of eye