ICD-10-CM Book 2024 Edition

Chapters  /  Chapter 10  /  J00-J06  /  J02
J02 Acute pharyngitis
Includes acute sore throat
Excludes1 acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
peritonsillar abscess (J36)
pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
Excludes2 chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
Septic pharyngitis
Streptococcal sore throat
Excludes2 scarlet fever (A38.-)
J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
UseAdditionalCode code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
Excludes1 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)
J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
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)