J05.10 Acute epiglottitis without obstruction

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Epiglottitis NOS

Applies from J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

Use additional code

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Code also

• , influenza, if present, such as:
• influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
• influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
• influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)

Applies from J05.1 Acute epiglottitis

Excludes2 (not included here)

• epiglottitis, chronic (J37.0)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 464.30 Acute epiglottitis without mention of obstruction

Code annotations containing back-references to J05.10

Back-references to J05

• Code Also: D81.82 Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Delta Syndrome [APDS] ("other acute respiratory tract infections (J00-J06; J20-J22)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J04 Acute laryngitis and tracheitis ("acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J05.10

• Epiglottitis, epiglottiditis (acute)

Nearby codes

• J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
• J05.0 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
• J05.1 Acute epiglottitis
• J05.10 Acute epiglottitis without obstruction (this code)
• J05.11 Acute epiglottitis with obstruction