J02 Acute pharyngitis

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Includes

• acute sore throat

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Excludes2 (not included here)

• chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Applies from J02 Acute pharyngitis

Includes

• acute sore throat

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Excludes2 (not included here)

• chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Codes under J02

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

Code annotations containing back-references to J02

Back-references to J02

• Code Also: D81.82 Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Delta Syndrome [APDS] ("other acute respiratory tract infections (J00-J06; J20-J22)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] ("acute pharyngitis (J02.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J03 Acute tonsillitis ("acute sore throat (J02.-)")

Back-references to J02

• Code Also: D81.82 Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Delta Syndrome [APDS] ("other acute respiratory tract infections (J00-J06; J20-J22)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] ("acute pharyngitis (J02.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J03 Acute tonsillitis ("acute sore throat (J02.-)")

Nearby codes

• J02 Acute pharyngitis (this code)
• J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
• J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
• J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified