J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Septic pharyngitis
• Streptococcal sore throat

Excludes2 (not included here)

• scarlet fever (A38.-)

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 034.0 Streptococcal sore throat (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to J02.0

Back-references to J02.0

• Type 2 Excludes: A38 Scarlet fever ("streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J03 Acute tonsillitis ("streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J06 Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites ("streptococcal pharyngitis (J02.0)")

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J02.0

• Disease, diseased › throat › septic
• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) › septic
• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) › streptococcal
• Septic › sore › throat
• Septic › sore › throat › streptococcal
• Sore › throat (acute) › septic
• Sore › throat (acute) › streptococcal (ulcerative)
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › sore throat › streptococcal

Nearby codes

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