J02
Acute pharyngitis
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
J02 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for acute pharyngitis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis; J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms and J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 5 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.
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
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
This code
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
This code
- chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
This code
- acute sore throat
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).