A54.4†† Dagger (etiology)
Gonococcal infection of musculoskeletal system
Dual coding (†/*)
This is a dagger (†) etiology code — pair it with the corresponding asterisk (*) manifestation code.
Paired codesM68.0*Synovitis and tenosynovitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhereM01.3*Arthritis in other bacterial diseases classified elsewhereM73.0*Gonococcal bursitis (A54.4†)M90.2*Osteopathy in other infectious diseases classified elsewhere
→ Full dagger (†) ↔ asterisk (*) mapping tableCoding guidance (WHO 2019)
Gonococcal: arthritis (M01.3*) bursitis (M73.0*) osteomyelitis (M90.2*) synovitis (M68.0*) tenosynovitis (M68.0*)
Sibling codes
A54Gonococcal infectionA54.0Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract without periurethral or accessory gland abscessA54.1Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract with periurethral and accessory gland abscessA54.2Gonococcal pelviperitonitis and other gonococcal genitourinary infectionsA54.3Gonococcal infection of eyeA54.5Gonococcal pharyngitisA54.6Gonococcal infection of anus and rectumA54.8Other gonococcal infectionsA54.9Gonococcal infection, unspecified