2018

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  2. J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
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  3. J30-J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
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  4. J37- Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J37.0

Chronic laryngitis

Applicable To
  • Catarrhal laryngitis
  • Hypertrophic laryngitis
  • Sicca laryngitis
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 (J37.0) and the excluded code together.
  • acute laryngitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J04.0

    Acute laryngitis

      2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Edematous laryngitis (acute)
    • Laryngitis (acute) NOS
    • Subglottic laryngitis (acute)
    • Suppurative laryngitis (acute)
    • Ulcerative laryngitis (acute)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • acute obstructive laryngitis (J05.0)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • chronic laryngitis (J37.0)
    J04.0
    )
  • obstructive (acute) laryngitis (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J05.0

    Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]

      2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Obstructive laryngitis (acute) NOS
    • Obstructive laryngotracheitis NOS
    J05.0
    )
The following code(s) above J37.0 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 J37.0:
  • J00-J99
    2018 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
  • J37
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J37

    Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Use Additional
    • code 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)
    • infectious agent (B95-B97)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)
    Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
Approximate Synonyms ICD-10-CM J37.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

Convert J37.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
Code annotations containing back-references to J37.0:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J37.0:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J37.0
J35.01 Chronic tonsillitis
J35.02 Chronic adenoiditis
J35.03 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
J35.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils
J35.2 Hypertrophy of adenoids
J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
J35.8 Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
J35.9 Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified
J36 Peritonsillar abscess
J37 Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
J37.0 Chronic laryngitis
J37.1 Chronic laryngotracheitis
J38 Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
J38.0 Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx
J38.00 …… unspecified
J38.01 …… unilateral
J38.02 …… bilateral
J38.1 Polyp of vocal cord and larynx
J38.2 Nodules of vocal cords
J38.3 Other diseases of vocal cords
J38.4 Edema of larynx

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