J00Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
ICD-10-CM billable/specific code — part of Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
- Acute rhinitis
- Coryza (acute)
- Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
- Infective rhinitis
- Nasal catarrh, acute
- Nasopharyngitis NOS
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- acute pharyngitis (J02.-)
- acute sore throat NOS (J02.9)
- influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
- pharyngitis NOS (J02.9)
- rhinitis NOS (J31.0)
- sore throat NOS (J02.9)
Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)
- allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)
- chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
- chronic rhinitis (J31.0)
- chronic sore throat (J31.2)
- nasopharyngitis, chronic (J31.1)
- vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0)