Chapter X
Diseases of the respiratory system
(J00-J99)

Acute upper respiratory infections
(J00-J06)

Excl.:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation NOS ( J44.1)

J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

Incl.:
Coryza (acute)
Nasal catarrh, acute
Nasopharyngitis:
  • NOS
  • infective NOS
Rhinitis:
  • acute
  • infective
Excl.:
nasopharyngitis, chronic ( J31.1)
pharyngitis:
rhinitis:
sore throat:

J01 Acute sinusitis

Incl.:
  • abscess
  • empyema
  • infection
  • inflammation
  • suppuration
  • acute, of sinus (accessory)(nasal)
Coding-Hint
Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.
Excl.:
sinusitis, chronic or NOS ( J32.-)
J01.0 Acute maxillary sinusitis
Incl.:
Acute antritis
J01.1 Acute frontal sinusitis
J01.2 Acute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3 Acute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4 Acute pansinusitis
J01.8 Other acute sinusitis
Incl.:
Acute sinusitis involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis
J01.9 Acute sinusitis, unspecified

J02 Acute pharyngitis

Incl.:
acute sore throat
Excl.:
abscess:
acute laryngopharyngitis ( J06.0)
chronic pharyngitis ( J31.2)
J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
Incl.:
Streptococcal sore throat
Excl.:
scarlet fever ( A38)
J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
Coding-Hint
Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.
Excl.:
pharyngitis (due to):
  • enteroviral vesicular (B08.5)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] (B00.2)
  • infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
  • influenza virus:
J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
Incl.:
Pharyngitis (acute):
  • NOS
  • gangrenous
  • infective NOS
  • suppurative
  • ulcerative
Sore throat (acute) NOS

J03 Acute tonsillitis

Excl.:
peritonsillar abscess ( J36)
sore throat:
J03.0 Streptococcal tonsillitis
J03.8 Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
Coding-Hint
Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.
Excl.:
herpesviral [herpes simplex] pharyngotonsillitis ( B00.2)
J03.9 Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
Incl.:
Tonsillitis (acute):
  • NOS
  • follicular
  • gangrenous
  • infective
  • ulcerative

J04 Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Coding-Hint
Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.
Excl.:
acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis ( J05.-)
laryngismus (stridulus) ( J38.5)
J04.0 Acute laryngitis
Incl.:
Laryngitis (acute):
  • NOS
  • oedematous
  • subglottic
  • suppurative
  • ulcerative
Excl.:
chronic laryngitis ( J37.0)
influenzal laryngitis, influenza virus:
J04.1 Acute tracheitis
Incl.:
Tracheitis (acute):
  • NOS
  • catarrhal
Excl.:
chronic tracheitis ( J42)
J04.2 Acute laryngotracheitis
Incl.:
Laryngotracheitis NOS
Tracheitis (acute) with laryngitis (acute)
Excl.:
chronic laryngotracheitis ( J37.1)

J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

Coding-Hint
Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.
J05.0 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
Incl.:
Obstructive laryngitis NOS
J05.1 Acute epiglottitis
Incl.:
Epiglottitis NOS

J06 Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

Excl.:
acute respiratory infection NOS ( J22)
influenza virus:
J06.0 Acute laryngopharyngitis
J06.8 Other acute upper respiratory infections of multiple sites
J06.9 Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified
Incl.:
Upper respiratory:
  • disease, acute
  • infection NOS