J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
• acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
• acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
• acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
• enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

Use additional code

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

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)

• 462 Acute pharyngitis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to J02.8

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 J02.8

• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) › pneumococcal
• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) › specified organism NEC
• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) › staphylococcal
• Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) › viral NEC
• Sore › throat (acute) › viral NEC

Nearby codes

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