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Category · FY2027

J31 Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis

  • Header · not billable

J31 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Ozena → J31.0
  • Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J31.0
  • Smoker'sthroat → J31.2

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. J30-J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
  3. J31 Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
25

Codes in J31

  1. J31.0
    Chronic rhinitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 8, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Atrophic rhinitis (chronic)
    • Granulomatous rhinitis (chronic)
    • Hypertrophic rhinitis (chronic)
    • Obstructive rhinitis (chronic)
    • Ozena
    • Purulent rhinitis (chronic)
    • Rhinitis (chronic) NOS
    • Ulcerative rhinitis (chronic)

    Excludes1

    • allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9) J30.1 J30.9
    • vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0) J30.0
  2. J31.1
    Chronic nasopharyngitis
    Billable
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • acute nasopharyngitis (J00) J00
  3. J31.2
    Chronic pharyngitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 4, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Chronic sore throat
    • Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
    • Granular pharyngitis (chronic)
    • Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)

    Excludes2

    • acute pharyngitis (J02.9) J02.9

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Ozena → J31.0
  • Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J31.0
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)rhinitis → J31.0
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)chronic → J31.0
  • Congestion, congestivecatarrhal → J31.0
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophicrhinitis (turbinate) → J31.0
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)nasopharynx → J31.1
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)nasobronchial → J31.1
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)nasopharyngeal (chronic) → J31.1
  • Nasopharyngitis (acute) (infective) (streptococcal) (subacute)chronic (suppurative) (ulcerative) → J31.1
  • Rhinopharyngitis (acute) (subacute)chronic → J31.1
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)throat → J31.2
  • Granularinflammation, pharynx → J31.2
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)follicular, pharynx → J31.2
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)granular, pharynx → J31.2
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)atrophic → J31.2
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)chronic (atrophic) (granular) (hypertrophic) → J31.2
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)follicular (chronic) → J31.2
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)granular (chronic) → J31.2
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)hypertrophic → J31.2
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)infectional, chronic → J31.2
  • Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative)sicca → J31.2
  • Smoker'sthroat → J31.2
  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor)catarrhal (acute)chronic → J31.0
  • Sorethroat (acute)chronic → J31.2

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