J02Acute pharyngitis
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
- peritonsillar abscess (J36)
- pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
- retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)
- chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
Subcategories (3)
- J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
- J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
- J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified