- A54.42 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A54.42 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A54.42 – other international versions of ICD-10 A54.42 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A54.42 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 485 Knee procedures with principal diagnosis of infection with mcc
- 486 Knee procedures with principal diagnosis of infection with cc
- 487 Knee procedures with principal diagnosis of infection without cc/mcc
- 548 Septic arthritis with mcc
- 549 Septic arthritis with cc
- 550 Septic arthritis without cc/mcc
Type 2 Excludes
- gonococcal infection of spine (A54.41)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A54.42:
- blennorrhagic (gonococcal) > Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
- gonococcal > Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
- joint > Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) A54.9
- arthritis > musculoskeletal A54.40
- gonococcal > Hydrarthrosis
- gonococcal > Periarthritis (joint)