A54.82 Gonococcal brain abscess

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) 867-869 in MDC 18.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 098.89 Gonococcal infection of other specified sites (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A54.82

Back-references to A54.82

• Type 1 Excludes: G07 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonococcal (A54.82)")

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 A54.82

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › brain (any part) (cystic) (otogenic) › gonococcal

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• A54.83 Gonococcal heart infection
• A54.84 Gonococcal pneumonia
• A54.85 Gonococcal peritonitis
• A54.86 Gonococcal sepsis
• A54.89 Other gonococcal infections