Block in Chapter 10
J30–J39
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Also from chapter/block level (7 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (9 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Categories in this block 10
- J30Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis
- J31Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
- J32Chronic sinusitis
- J33Nasal polyp
- J34Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
- J35Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
- J36Peritonsillar abscessBillable
- J37Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
- J38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
- J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract