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ICD-10 Code A54.3: Gonococcal infection of eye

A54.3 is an ICD-10 diagnosis entry used to group records related to Gonococcal infection of eye. You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen. ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

What is this code?

ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

đź“‹Clinical overview

This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes gonococcal infection. The most accurate code depends on whether the documented gonococcal disease involves the lower or upper genitourinary tract, eye, musculoskeletal tissue, anus or rectum, heart, bloodstream, or another specified site.

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents gonococcal infection of eye in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
  • This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.

đź©şClinical context

When commonly used
  • Primary-care, urgent-care, emergency, infectious-disease, sexual-health, and follow-up documentation where gonococcal infection affects diagnosis, treatment planning, or partner-management counseling.
  • Coding and utilization-review workflows where the chart identifies the exact gonococcal disease site or a more invasive manifestation such as cardiac involvement or sepsis.
Common management context
  • Gonococcal infection follow-up often includes symptom review, specimen testing context, antimicrobial treatment planning, partner-management counseling, and screening for coinfections or complications.
  • Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies the exact anatomic site, localized versus disseminated disease, abscess formation, ocular or musculoskeletal involvement, or systemic infection.
  • Specialist context already linked on this page includes Infectious Disease Specialist, General Physician, Ophthalmologist.

🔍Key distinctions

Important notes
  • This ICD-10 family captures gonococcal infection across multiple anatomic sites, and the documented site or invasive manifestation is what usually drives final code specificity.
  • Localized genitourinary disease, ocular disease, musculoskeletal disease, anorectal disease, cardiac involvement, sepsis, and unspecified gonococcal infection are coded separately from one another when the chart names the manifestation more clearly.
  • Documentation that describes gonococcal infection is coded differently from chlamydial infection, nongonococcal urethritis, or other sexually transmitted infections when the organism or site is documented more clearly.
Related codes to consider
A54.30Gonococcal infection of eye, unspecified
Related gonococcal ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies lower-genitourinary, ocular, musculoskeletal, anorectal, cardiac, septic, or other disseminated involvement.
A54.31Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Related gonococcal ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies lower-genitourinary, ocular, musculoskeletal, anorectal, cardiac, septic, or other disseminated involvement.
A54.32Gonococcal iridocyclitis
Related gonococcal ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies lower-genitourinary, ocular, musculoskeletal, anorectal, cardiac, septic, or other disseminated involvement.
A54.33Gonococcal keratitis
Related gonococcal ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies lower-genitourinary, ocular, musculoskeletal, anorectal, cardiac, septic, or other disseminated involvement.

Code hierarchy

chapter
1Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
block
A50-A64Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
category
A54Gonococcal infection
currentA54

Where you may see this code

You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.

Related specialists

Infectious Disease SpecialistGeneral PhysicianOphthalmologist

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy code aligns to an official FY 2026 category. Frontend should resolve to the official category page and surface the billable child codes.
Legacy codes
A54.3
Replacement codes
A54.30 — Gonococcal infection of eye, unspecifiedA54.31 — Gonococcal conjunctivitisA54.32 — Gonococcal iridocyclitisA54.33 — Gonococcal keratitisA54.39 — Other gonococcal eye infection

Common synonyms

Gonococcal infection of eye

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeA54.3
SystemICD10
Display nameGonococcal infection of eye
ChapterCertain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
BlockInfections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

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