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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02

Acute pharyngitis

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • J02 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J02 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J02 - other international versions of ICD-10 J02 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as J02. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • acute laryngopharyngitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J06.0

    Acute laryngopharyngitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    J06.0
    )
  • peritonsillar abscess (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J36

    Peritonsillar abscess

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Includes
    • abscess of tonsil
    • peritonsillar cellulitis
    • quinsy
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute tonsillitis (J03.-)
    • chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
    • retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
    • tonsillitis NOS (J03.9-)
    Use Additional
    • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
    J36
    )
  • pharyngeal abscess (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J39.1

    Other abscess of pharynx

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Cellulitis of pharynx
    • Nasopharyngeal abscess
    J39.1
    )
  • retropharyngeal abscess (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J39.0

    Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Peripharyngeal abscess
    Type 1 Excludes
    • peritonsillar abscess (J36)
    J39.0
    )
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (J02) and the excluded code together.
  • chronic pharyngitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.2

    Chronic pharyngitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Chronic sore throat
    • Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
    • Granular pharyngitis (chronic)
    • Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • acute pharyngitis (J02.9)
    J31.2
    )
Includes
Includes Help
"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
  • acute sore throat
The following code(s) above J02 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to J02:
  • J00-J99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99

    Diseases of the respiratory system

    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).
    Type 2 Excludes
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
    • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • neoplasms (C00-D49)
    • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
    • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
    Use Additional
    • code, where applicable, to identify:
    • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
    • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)
    Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J00-J06
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J06

    Acute upper respiratory infections

    Type 1 Excludes
    • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
    Acute upper respiratory infections
Code History
  • 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
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to J02:
  • Type 1 Excludes: J00
    , J03
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J00

    Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Acute rhinitis
    • Coryza (acute)
    • Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
    • Infective rhinitis
    • Nasal catarrh, acute
    • Nasopharyngitis NOS
    Type 1 Excludes
    Type 2 Excludes
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J03

    Acute tonsillitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute sore throat (J02.-)
    • hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
    • peritonsillar abscess (J36)
    • sore throat NOS (J02.9)
    • streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J02
J01.31 Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4 Acute pansinusitis
J01.40 …… unspecified
J01.41 Acute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8 Other acute sinusitis
J01.80 Other acute sinusitis
J01.81 Other acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9 Acute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90 Acute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91 Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
J02 Acute pharyngitis
J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
J03 Acute tonsillitis
J03.0 Streptococcal tonsillitis
J03.00 Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
J03.01 Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis
J03.8 Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
J03.80 Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
J03.81 Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

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