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J02.0 - Streptococcal pharyngitis


The ICD 10 Code for Streptococcal pharyngitis is listed as J02.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J02.0
Description: Streptococcal pharyngitis
  • Septic pharyngitis
  • Streptococcal sore throat
  • Excludes2: scarlet fever (A38.-)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
011 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Mcc
012 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Cc
013 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
152 - Otitis Media & Uri W Mcc
153 - Otitis Media & Uri W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Block Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
Parent J02 - Acute pharyngitis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 034.0 - Streptococcal sore throat (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J02.0:
J02.8 - Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
J02.9 - Acute pharyngitis, unspecified