Gonococcal heart infection

This code signifies an infection of the heart, including endocarditis, myocarditis, or pericarditis, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It represents a systemic manifestation of gonococcal disease affecting cardiac structures.

Assign this code when documentation explicitly states a gonococcal etiology for any heart infection. This typically occurs in patients with disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) presenting with cardiac symptoms and positive cultures or other definitive diagnostic evidence of N. gonorrhoeae in cardiac tissue or blood.

• Always confirm the specific cardiac involvement (e.g., endocarditis, myocarditis) and code it first, followed by this code as the etiology.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the heart infection to Neisseria gonorrhoeae; do not assume.
• Distinguish from other bacterial endocarditis or myocarditis not caused by gonorrhea.