J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Cyst of pharynx
• Edema of pharynx

Excludes2 (not included here)

• chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
• ulcerative pharyngitis (J02.9)

Applies from J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
• acute upper respiratory infection (J06.9)
• upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.2)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 478.25 Edema of pharynx or nasopharynx (approximate)
• 478.26 Cyst of pharynx or nasopharynx (approximate)
• 478.29 Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to J39.2

Back-references to J39.2

• Type 2 Excludes: R29.2 Abnormal reflex ("hyperactive gag reflex (J39.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R60 Edema, not elsewhere classified ("edema of nasopharynx (J39.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R60 Edema, not elsewhere classified ("edema of pharynx (J39.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J39.2

• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › pharynx
• Bursitis › Thornwaldt, Tornwaldt
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › hypopharynx
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › nasopharynx
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › pharynx
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › throat
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › bursa, bursal NEC › pharyngeal
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › hypopharynx
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › nasopharynx
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › pharynx (wall)
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › Thornwaldt's
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › Tornwaldt's
• Deformity › pharynx (congenital) › acquired
• Dilatation › pharynx
• Disease, diseased › pharynx
• Disease, diseased › pharynx › specified NEC
• Disease, diseased › throat
• Dry, dryness › throat
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) › nasopharynx
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) › pharynx
• Fistula (cutaneous) › nasopharynx
• Fistula (cutaneous) › pharyngoesophageal
• Fistula (cutaneous) › pharynx
• Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) › retropharyngeal
• Hyperesthesia (body surface) › pharynx (reflex)
• Hyperplasia, hyperplastic › pharynx (lymphoid)
• Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › pharynx
• Irritation › pharynx
• Keratosis › pharynx
• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › pharynx
• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › nasopharynx
• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › pharynx
• Pain (s) › nasopharynx
• Pain (s) › pharynx
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › fauces
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › pharynx
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › throat
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › throat › muscle
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › pharynx
• Pharyngoplegia
• Polyp, polypus › pharynx
• Reflex › hyperactive gag
• Spasm (s), spastic, spasticity › pharynx (reflex)
• Spasm (s), spastic, spasticity › throat
• Stricture › hypopharynx
• Stricture › nasopharynx
• Stricture › pharynx
• Tornwaldt's cyst or disease
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › fauces
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › hypopharynx

Nearby codes

• J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
• J39.0 Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
• J39.1 Other abscess of pharynx
• J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx (this code)
• J39.3 Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
• J39.8 Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
• J39.9 Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified