J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
- acute upper respiratory infection (J06.9)
- upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.2)
Subcategories (6)
- J39.0 Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
- J39.1 Other abscess of pharynx
- J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx
- J39.3 Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unsp
- J39.8 Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
- J39.9 Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified