J39.0 - Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
The ICD 10 Code for Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess is listed as J39.0.
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: | J39.0
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| Description: | Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
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| 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 793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems |
| Chapter | Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) |
| Block | Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39) |
| Parent | J39 - Other diseases of upper respiratory tract |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 478.22 - Parapharyngeal abscess (approximate) |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 478.24 - Retropharyngeal abscess (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J39.0: | |
| J39.1 - Other abscess of pharynx | |
| J39.2 - Other diseases of pharynx | |
| J39.3 - Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified | |
| J39.8 - Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract | |
| J39.9 - Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified | |