A54.83 Gonococcal heart infection

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

Applicable to

• Gonococcal endocarditis
• Gonococcal myocarditis
• Gonococcal pericarditis

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 314-316 in MDC 05.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 098.83 Gonococcal pericarditis (approximate)
• 098.84 Gonococcal endocarditis (approximate)
• 098.85 Other gonococcal heart disease (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to A54.83

Back-references to A54.83

• Type 1 Excludes: I32 Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonococcal (A54.83)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I39 Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonococcal infection (A54.83)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I41 Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonococcal (A54.83)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I52 Other heart disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("gonococcal infection (A54.83)")

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 A54.83

• Disease, diseased › heart (organic) › gonococcal
• Endocarditis (chronic) (marantic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular) › gonococcal
• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › endocardium
• Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) › heart
• Myocarditis (with arteriosclerosis)(chronic)(fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) › gonococcal
• Pericarditis (with decompensation) (with effusion) › gonococcal

Nearby codes

• 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
• A54.83 Gonococcal heart infection (this code)
• A54.84 Gonococcal pneumonia
• A54.85 Gonococcal peritonitis
• A54.86 Gonococcal sepsis
• A54.89 Other gonococcal infections
• A54.9 Gonococcal infection, unspecified