DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

J37 Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis

  • Header · not billable

J37 is not billable. The category heads 2 billable codes in FY2027: the 2 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Türck's trachoma → J37.0
  • Congestion, congestivelarynx → J37.0
  • Congestion, congestiveglottis → J37.0

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. J37 Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
Billable codes
2
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
23

Codes in J37

  1. J37.0
    Chronic laryngitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Catarrhal laryngitis
    • Hypertrophic laryngitis
    • Sicca laryngitis

    Excludes2

    • acute laryngitis (J04.0) J04.0
    • obstructive (acute) laryngitis (J05.0) J05.0
  2. J37.1
    Chronic laryngotracheitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis (chronic)
    • Tracheitis, chronic, with laryngitis

    Excludes1

    • chronic tracheitis (J42) J42

    Excludes2

    • acute laryngotracheitis (J04.2) J04.2
    • acute tracheitis (J04.1) J04.1

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At J37

Use additional code

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) Z77.22
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) P96.81
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) Z87.891
  • infectious agent (B95-B97) B95 B97
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) Z57.31
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) F17
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) Z72.0

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Türck's trachoma → J37.0
  • Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor)exudative, chronic → J37.0
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)laryngitis, infective → J37.0
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)larynx, chronic → J37.0
  • Congestion, congestiveglottis → J37.0
  • Congestion, congestivelarynx → J37.0
  • Epiglottitis, epiglottiditis (acute)chronic → J37.0
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative)atrophic → J37.0
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative)catarrhal → J37.0
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative)chronic → J37.0
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative)hypertrophic → J37.0
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative)sicca → J37.0
  • Laryngopharyngitis (acute)chronic → J37.0
  • Pharyngolaryngitis (acute)chronic → J37.0
  • Trachoma, trachomatousTürck's → J37.0
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral)atrophic → J37.1
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral)catarrhal → J37.1
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral)chronic → J37.1
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral)hypertrophic → J37.1
  • Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral)sicca → J37.1
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative)chronicwith tracheitis (chronic) → J37.1
  • Tracheitis (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (septal) (suppurative) (viral)withlaryngitis (acute)chronic → J37.1
  • Tracheitis (catarrhal) (infantile) (membranous) (plastic) (septal) (suppurative) (viral)chronicwithlaryngitis (chronic) → J37.1

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