A54.31 Gonococcal conjunctivitis

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

Applicable to

• Ophthalmia neonatorum due to gonococcus

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 098.40 Gonococcal conjunctivitis (neonatorum)

Code annotations containing back-references to A54.31

Back-references to A54.31

• Type 2 Excludes: P37 Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases ("ophthalmia neonatorum due to gonococcus (A54.31)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P39.1 Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis ("gonococcal conjunctivitis (A54.31)")

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 A54.31

• Blennorrhea (acute) (chronic) › neonatorum (gonococcal ophthalmia)
• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › blennorrhagic (gonococcal) (neonatorum)
• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › gonococcal (neonatorum)
• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › in (due to) › gonococci
• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › infantile › gonococcal
• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › neonatal › gonococcal
• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › conjunctiva, conjunctivitis (neonatorum)
• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › eye › conjunctivitis
• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › eye › newborn
• Gonorrhea (acute) (chronic) › conjunctiva, conjunctivitis (neonatorum)
• Ophthalmia › blennorrhagic (gonococcal) (neonatorum)
• Ophthalmia › gonococcal (neonatorum)
• Ophthalmia › neonatorum, newborn › gonococcal

Nearby codes

• 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
• A54.30 Gonococcal infection of eye, unspecified
• A54.31 Gonococcal conjunctivitis (this code)
• A54.32 Gonococcal iridocyclitis
• A54.33 Gonococcal keratitis
• A54.39 Other gonococcal eye infection
• A54.4 Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system
• A54.40 Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system, unspecified