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J02.9 - Acute pharyngitis, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Acute pharyngitis, unspecified is listed as J02.9.
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: J02.9
Description: Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
  • Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
  • Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
  • Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
  • Sore throat (acute) NOS
  • Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
  • Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)
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: 462 - Acute pharyngitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J02.9:
J02.0 - Streptococcal pharyngitis
J02.8 - Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms