DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 10

J00-J06 Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

Block J00-J06 groups 7 categories with 35 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. J00-J06 Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
7
Billable codes
35
CC codes
1
MCC codes
3
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0

Categories in J00-J06

  • J00

    Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

    Cold → J00

    • Billable, no subdivisions
  • J01

    Acute sinusitis

    Pansinusitis (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nonpurulent) (purulent)acute → J01.40

    • 14 billable codes
  • J02

    Acute pharyngitis

    Faucitis → J02.9

    • 3 billable codes
  • J03

    Acute tonsillitis

    Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (parenchymatous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral) → J03.90

    • 6 billable codes
  • J04

    Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

    Glottitis → J04.0

    • 6 billable codes
    • 2 MCC
  • J05

    Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

    Epiglottitis, epiglottiditis (acute) → J05.10

    • 3 billable codes
    • 1 CC
    • 1 MCC
  • J06

    Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

    Laryngopharyngitis (acute) → J06.0

    • 2 billable codes

Index main terms

  • Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent) → J01 (26 entries)
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J02 (9 entries)
  • Adenoiditis (chronic) → J03 (8 entries)
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J04, J05 (8 entries)
  • Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (parenchymatous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral) → J03 (8 entries)
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) → J00, J03, J06 (7 entries)
  • Cold → J00 (5 entries)
  • Disease, diseased → J02, J06 (4 entries)
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral) → J04, J05 (4 entries)
  • Tracheitis (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (septal) (suppurative) (viral) → J04 (4 entries)
  • Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) → J05 (3 entries)
  • Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J00 (3 entries)
  • Sore → J02 (3 entries)
  • Antritis → J01 (2 entries)
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) → J00 (2 entries)

+23 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Excludes1

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0) J44.0

Notes that also apply

Chapter 10 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 9, Use additional code 7): printed on the chapter 10 page.