ICD-10

From parent levels

ChapterXDiseases of the respiratory systemOpen

Note

When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g., tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Exclusions

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
  • neoplasms (C00-D48)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
BlockJ00-J06Acute upper respiratory infectionsOpen

Exclusions

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation NOS (J44.1)
CategoryJ02Acute pharyngitisOpen

Inclusions

  • acute sore throat

Exclusions

  • abscess: peritonsillar (J36)
  • abscess: pharyngeal (J39.1)
  • abscess: retropharyngeal (J39.0)
  • acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
  • chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

J02.8

CategoryBlock J00-J06Chapter X

Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Coding note

Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.

Exclusions

  • pharyngitis (due to): enteroviral vesicular (B08.5)
  • pharyngitis (due to): herpesviral [herpes simplex] (B00.2)
  • pharyngitis (due to): infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
  • pharyngitis (due to): influenza virus: identified (J09, J10.1)
  • pharyngitis (due to): influenza virus: not identified (J11.1)
Parent: J02 Acute pharyngitis