1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
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3. J00-J06 Acute upper respiratory infections
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4. J00- Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
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5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J00

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J00

Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

• J00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM J00 became effective on October 1, 2020.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J00 - other international versions of ICD-10 J00 may differ.

• Acute irritant rhinitis
• Common cold
• Infectious rhinitis
• Nasopharyngitis
• Rhinitis, infectious

• A catarrhal disorder of the upper respiratory tract, which may be viral or a mixed infection. It generally involves a runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing.
• A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the nasal mucosal.
• An inflammatory process affecting the nasal mucosa, usually caused by viruses (e.g., rhinovirus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, and coronavirus). It is characterized by chills, headaches, mucopurulent nasal discharge, coughing, and facial pain.
• Catarrhal disorder of the upper respiratory tract, which may be viral or a mixed infection; marked by acute coryza, slight rise in temperature, chilly sensations, and general indisposition.
• Inflammation of the nasopharynx, usually including its mucosa, related lymphoid structure, and glands.
• Sneezing, sore throat, a stuffy nose, coughing - everyone knows the symptoms of the common cold. It is probably the most common illness. In the course of a year, people in the United States suffer 1 billion colds.you can get a cold by touching your eyes or nose after you touch surfaces with cold germs on them. You can also inhale the germs. Symptoms usually begin 2 or 3 days after infection and last 2 to 14 days. Washing your hands and staying away from people with colds will help you avoid colds. There is no cure for the common cold. For relief, try
  • getting plenty of rest
  • drinking fluids
  • gargling with warm salt water
  • using cough drops or throat sprays
  • taking over-the-counter pain or cold medicines
  however, do not give aspirin to children. And do not give cough medicine to children under four.

• 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
• 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
• 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
• 152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
• 153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert J00 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 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

• Type 2 Excludes: J31.1
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.1

  Chronic nasopharyngitis

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  Type 2 Excludes

  • acute nasopharyngitis (J00)

• Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) J00 - see also condition
  • nasopharyngeal (chronic) J31.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.1

    Chronic nasopharyngitis

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    Type 2 Excludes

    • acute nasopharyngitis (J00)
    • acute J00
• Cold J00
  • common J00 (head)
  • head J00
  • symptoms J00
  • virus J00
• Common
  • cold J00 (head)
• Coryza (acute) J00
• Drip, postnasal (chronic) R09.82
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R09.82

  Postnasal drip

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  • due to
    • common cold J00
• Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R50.9

  Fever, unspecified

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  Applicable To

  • Fever NOS
  • Fever of unknown origin [FUO]
  • Fever with chills
  • Fever with rigors
  • Hyperpyrexia NOS
  • Persistent fever
  • Pyrexia NOS
  • catarrhal (acute) J00
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

  Unspecified infectious disease

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  • respiratory (tract) J98.8
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J98.8

    Other specified respiratory disorders

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    • rhinovirus J00
• Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
  • catarrhal J00
• Nasopharyngitis (acute) (infective) (streptococcal) (subacute) J00
• Postnasal drip R09.82
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R09.82

  Postnasal drip

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  • due to
    • common cold J00
• Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) J31.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.0

  Chronic rhinitis

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Atrophic rhinitis (chronic)
  • Granulomatous rhinitis (chronic)
  • Hypertrophic rhinitis (chronic)
  • Obstructive rhinitis (chronic)
  • Ozena
  • Purulent rhinitis (chronic)
  • Rhinitis (chronic) NOS
  • Ulcerative rhinitis (chronic)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)
  • vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0)
  • acute J00
  • infective J00
  • pneumococcal J00
• Symptoms NEC R68.89
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R68.89

  Other general symptoms and signs

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  • cold J00
  • viral cold J00

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.