ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
J30-J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
J39- Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J39.0

Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

J39.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM J39.0 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J39.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 J39.0 may differ.

Applicable To

Peripharyngeal abscess

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 J39.0. 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.

peritonsillar abscess (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J36
Peritonsillar abscess
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
)

The following code(s) above J39.0 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 J39.0:

J00-J99
2019 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
J39
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J39
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
Type 1 Excludes
- acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
- acute upper respiratory infection (J06.9)
- upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.2)
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Approximate Synonyms

Abscess of parapharyngeal
Abscess of retropharyngeal
Parapharyngeal abscess
Retropharyngeal abscess

ICD-10-CM J39.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

011 Tracheostomy for face,mouth & neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
012 Tracheostomy for face,mouth & neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
013 Tracheostomy for face,mouth & neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
153 Otitis media and uri without mcc
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert J39.0 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

Code annotations containing back-references to J39.0:

Type 1 Excludes: J02
, J36

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02
Acute pharyngitis
Includes
- acute sore throat
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 J36
Peritonsillar abscess
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.

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J39.0:

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
- parapharyngeal J39.0
- peripharyngeal J39.0
- postpharyngeal J39.0
- retropharyngeal J39.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J39.0

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

J38.5 Laryngeal spasm

J38.6 Stenosis of larynx

J38.7 Other diseases of larynx

J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

J39.0 Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

J39.1 Other abscess of pharynx

J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx

J39.3 Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified

J39.8 Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract

J39.9 Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified

J40 Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

J41 Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis

J41.0 Simple chronic bronchitis

J41.1 Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis

J41.8 Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis

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

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J39.0

Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

Peritonsillar abscess

Diseases of the respiratory system

Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Acute pharyngitis

Peritonsillar abscess

Cutaneous abscess, unspecified