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Category · FY2027

J02 Acute pharyngitis

  • Header · not billable

J02 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Faucitis → J02.9
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J02.9
  • Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic)pharynx → J02.9

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. J00-J06 Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
  3. J02 Acute pharyngitis
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
19

Codes in J02

  1. J02.0
    Streptococcal pharyngitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Septic pharyngitis
    • Streptococcal sore throat

    Excludes2

    • scarlet fever (A38.-) A38
  2. J02.8
    Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
    Billable
    Excludes1 5, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5) B08.5
    • acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5) A54.5
    • acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2) B00.2
    • acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-) B27
    • enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5) B08.5

    Use additional code

    • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent B95 B97
  3. J02.9
    Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 6, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
    • Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
    • Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
    • Sore throat (acute) NOS
    • Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
    • Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)

    Excludes1

    • influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1) J09.X2 J10.1 J11.1

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At J02

Includes

  • acute sore throat

Excludes1

  • acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0) J06.0
  • peritonsillar abscess (J36) J36
  • pharyngeal abscess (J39.1) J39.1
  • retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0) J39.0

Excludes2

  • chronic pharyngitis (J31.2) J31.2

Notes that also apply

Block J00-J06 instructions (Excludes1 1): printed on the block page.

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

Index entries

  • Faucitis → J02.9
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J02.9
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)septic → J02.0
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)streptococcal → J02.0
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)pneumococcal → J02.8
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)specified organism NEC → J02.8
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)staphylococcal → J02.8
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)viral NEC → J02.8
  • Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic)pharynx → J02.9
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)purulent → J02.9
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)putrid → J02.9
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativesore throat → J02.9
  • Disease, diseasedthroatseptic → J02.0
  • Septicsorethroat → J02.0
  • Sorethroat (acute)septic → J02.0
  • Sorethroat (acute)streptococcal (ulcerative) → J02.0
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativesore throatstreptococcal → J02.0
  • Sorethroat (acute)viral NEC → J02.8
  • Septicsorethroatstreptococcal → J02.0

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