Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

J00Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
› Acute rhinitis
› Coryza (acute)
› Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
› Infective rhinitis
› Nasal catarrh, acute
› Nasopharyngitis NOS
Excludes 1: acute pharyngitis (J02.-)
› acute sore throat NOS (J02.9)
› influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
› pharyngitis NOS (J02.9)
› rhinitis NOS (J31.0)
› sore throat NOS (J02.9)
Excludes 2: allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)
› chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
› chronic rhinitis (J31.0)
› chronic sore throat (J31.2)
› nasopharyngitis, chronic (J31.1)
› vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0)

J01Acute sinusitis
Includes: acute abscess of sinus
› acute empyema of sinus
› acute infection of sinus
› acute inflammation of sinus
› acute suppuration of sinus
Use Additional Code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes 1: sinusitis NOS (J32.9)
Excludes 2: chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)

J01.0Acute maxillary sinusitis
› Acute antritis

J01.00Acute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified

J01.01Acute recurrent maxillary sinusitis

J01.1Acute frontal sinusitis

J01.10Acute frontal sinusitis, unspecified

J01.11Acute recurrent frontal sinusitis

J01.2Acute ethmoidal sinusitis

J01.20Acute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified

J01.21Acute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis

J01.3Acute sphenoidal sinusitis

J01.30Acute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified

J01.31Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis

J01.4Acute pansinusitis

J01.40Acute pansinusitis, unspecified

J01.41Acute recurrent pansinusitis

J01.8Other acute sinusitis

J01.80Other acute sinusitis
› Acute sinusitis involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis

J01.81Other acute recurrent sinusitis
› Acute recurrent sinusitis involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis

J01.9Acute sinusitis, unspecified

J01.90Acute sinusitis, unspecified

J01.91Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified

J02Acute pharyngitis
Includes: acute sore throat
Excludes 1: acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
› peritonsillar abscess (J36)
› pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
› retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
Excludes 2: chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

J02.0Streptococcal pharyngitis
› Septic pharyngitis
› Streptococcal sore throat
Excludes 2: scarlet fever (A38.-)

J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
Use Additional Code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
Excludes 1: acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
› acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
› acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
› acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
› enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

J02.9Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
› Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
› Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
› Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
› Sore throat (acute) NOS
› Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
› Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)
Excludes 1: influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)

J03Acute tonsillitis
Excludes 1: acute sore throat (J02.-)
› hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
› peritonsillar abscess (J36)
› sore throat NOS (J02.9)
› streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
Excludes 2: chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)

J03.0Streptococcal tonsillitis

J03.00Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified

J03.01Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis

J03.8Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
Use Additional Code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes 1: diphtheritic tonsillitis (A36.0)
› herpesviral pharyngotonsillitis (B00.2)
› streptococcal tonsillitis (J03.0)
› tuberculous tonsillitis (A15.8)
› Vincent's tonsillitis (A69.1)

J03.80Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

J03.81Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

J03.9Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
› Follicular tonsillitis (acute)
› Gangrenous tonsillitis (acute)
› Infective tonsillitis (acute)
› Tonsillitis (acute) NOS
› Ulcerative tonsillitis (acute)
Excludes 1: influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)

J03.90Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

J03.91Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified

J04Acute laryngitis and tracheitis
Code Also: influenza, if present, such as:
› influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
› influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
› influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)
Use Additional Code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes 1: acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)
Excludes 2: laryngismus (stridulus) (J38.5)

J04.0Acute laryngitis
› Edematous laryngitis (acute)
› Laryngitis (acute) NOS
› Subglottic laryngitis (acute)
› Suppurative laryngitis (acute)
› Ulcerative laryngitis (acute)
Excludes 1: acute obstructive laryngitis (J05.0)
Excludes 2: chronic laryngitis (J37.0)

J04.1Acute tracheitis
› Acute viral tracheitis
› Catarrhal tracheitis (acute)
› Tracheitis (acute) NOS
Excludes 2: chronic tracheitis (J42)

J04.10Acute tracheitis without obstruction

J04.11Acute tracheitis with obstruction

J04.2Acute laryngotracheitis
› Laryngotracheitis NOS
› Tracheitis (acute) with laryngitis (acute)
Excludes 1: acute obstructive laryngotracheitis (J05.0)
Excludes 2: chronic laryngotracheitis (J37.1)

J04.3Supraglottitis, unspecified

J04.30Supraglottitis, unspecified, without obstruction

J04.31Supraglottitis, unspecified, with obstruction

J05Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
Code Also: , influenza, if present, such as:
› influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
› influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
› influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)
Use Additional Code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

J05.0Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
› Obstructive laryngitis (acute) NOS
› Obstructive laryngotracheitis NOS

J05.1Acute epiglottitis
Excludes 2: epiglottitis, chronic (J37.0)

J05.10Acute epiglottitis without obstruction
› Epiglottitis NOS

J05.11Acute epiglottitis with obstruction

J06Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites
Excludes 1: acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
› influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
› streptococcal pharyngitis (J02.0)

J06.0Acute laryngopharyngitis

J06.9Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified
› Upper respiratory disease, acute
› Upper respiratory infection NOS
Use Additional Code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent, if known, such as:
› respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (B97.4)