J37.0 Chronic laryngitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Catarrhal laryngitis
• Hypertrophic laryngitis
• Sicca laryngitis

Excludes2 (not included here)

• acute laryngitis (J04.0)
• obstructive (acute) laryngitis (J05.0)

Applies from J37 Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis

Use additional code

• code to identify:
• exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
• exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
• history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
• infectious agent (B95-B97)
• occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
• tobacco dependence (F17.-)
• tobacco use (Z72.0)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 476.0 Chronic laryngitis

Code annotations containing back-references to J37.0

Back-references to J37.0

• Type 2 Excludes: J04.0 Acute laryngitis ("chronic laryngitis (J37.0)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J05.1 Acute epiglottitis ("epiglottitis, chronic (J37.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J37.0

• Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) › exudative, chronic
• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › laryngitis, infective
• Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) › larynx, chronic
• Congestion, congestive › glottis
• Congestion, congestive › larynx
• Epiglottitis, epiglottiditis (acute) › chronic
• Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) › atrophic
• Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) › catarrhal
• Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) › chronic
• Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) › hypertrophic
• Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) › sicca
• Laryngopharyngitis (acute) › chronic
• Pharyngolaryngitis (acute) › chronic
• Trachoma, trachomatous › Türck's
• Türck's trachoma

Nearby codes

• J37 Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
• J37.0 Chronic laryngitis (this code)
• J37.1 Chronic laryngotracheitis