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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.2
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.2
Chronic pharyngitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- J31.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J31.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J31.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 J31.2 may differ.
Applicable To- Chronic sore throat
- Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
- Granular pharyngitis (chronic)
- Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
Type 2 ExcludesType 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 (J31.2) and the excluded code together.
The following code(s) above
J31.2 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
J31.2:
Approximate Synonyms
- Chronic sore throat
- Infectious pharyngitis
- Infective pharyngitis
- Pharyngitis (throat inflammation), chronic
- Sore throat - chronic
ICD-10-CM J31.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 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 J31.2 to ICD-9-CM
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 J31.2:
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Type 1 Excludes: R07.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07.0
Pain in throat
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- chronic sore throat (J31.2)
- sore throat (acute) NOS (J02.9)
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Type 2 Excludes: J00, J00, J02, J39.2
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
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
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02
Acute pharyngitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
- peritonsillar abscess (J36)
- pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
- retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
Type 2 Excludes- chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J39.2
Other diseases of pharynx
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cyst of pharynx
- Edema of pharynx
Type 2 Excludes- chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
- ulcerative pharyngitis (J02.9)
- Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) J00 - see also condition
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
- Granular - see also condition
- inflammation, pharynx J31.2
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- follicular, pharynx J31.2
- granular, pharynx J31.2
- Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) J02.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.9
Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
- Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Sore throat (acute) NOS
- Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
- Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)
- atrophic J31.2
- chronic J31.2 (atrophic) (granular) (hypertrophic)
- follicular J31.2 (chronic)
- granular J31.2 (chronic)
- hypertrophic J31.2
- infectional, chronic J31.2
- sicca J31.2
- Smoker's
- Sore
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J31.2
J30.1 Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
J30.2 Other seasonal allergic rhinitis
J30.5 Allergic rhinitis due to food
J30.8 Other allergic rhinitis
J30.81 Allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander
J30.89 Other allergic rhinitis
J30.9 Allergic rhinitis, unspecified
J31 Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
J31.1 Chronic nasopharyngitis
J31.2
Chronic pharyngitis
J32.0 Chronic maxillary sinusitis
J32.1 Chronic frontal sinusitis
J32.2 Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis
J32.3 Chronic sphenoidal sinusitis
J32.4 Chronic pansinusitis
J32.8 Other chronic sinusitis
J32.9 Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
J33.0 Polyp of nasal cavity
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.