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ICD-10-CM J02 — Acute pharyngitis | Codelle

J02

ICD-10-CM

Acute pharyngitis

Clinical Notes

Includes

acute sore throat

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
peritonsillar abscess (J36)
pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)

Excludes 2 — Not included here

chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (3)

J02.0Streptococcal pharyngitis

J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

J02.9Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

Same Category

J02.0Streptococcal pharyngitis J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms J02.9Acute pharyngitis, unspecified