J02.8
BillableAcute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acute sore throat
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
- acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
- peritonsillar abscess (J36)
- pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
- retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
- acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
- acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
- acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
- acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
- enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
- chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Viral pharyngitis1532007
- Respiratory syncytial virus pharyngitis31309002
- Adenoviral respiratory disease61958003
- Respiratory disease due to Adenovirus61958003
- Adenoviral pharyngitis78430008
- Parainfluenza virus pharyngitis78911000
- Staphylococcal pharyngitis82228008
- Mycoplasmal pharyngitis95885008
- Acute bacterial pharyngitis195658003
- Acute staphylococcal pharyngitis195660001
- Glandular fever pharyngitis232401004
- Infective mononucleosis pharyngitis232401004
- Meningococcal pharyngitis232402006
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J02.8?
ICD-10-CM code J02.8 represents "Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J02.8 a billable code?
Yes, J02.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J02.8 in?
J02.8 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J02.8?
J02.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0); acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0); peritonsillar abscess (J36); and 7 more.
Are additional codes required with J02.8?
Yes, when using J02.8 you should also code: code, where applicable, to identify:; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0); code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does J02.8 map to?
J02.8 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 195658003, 195660001, 78430008, 61958003, 232401004, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J02.8?
J02.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348671. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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