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J04

Non-billable

Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

J00-J06

Child Codes

4

Coding Notes

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 obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)

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)
  • laryngismus (stridulus) (J38.5)

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.

Code Also

A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances

  • influenza, if present, such as:
  • influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
  • influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
  • influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)

Child Codes (4)

J04.0

Acute laryngitis

BillableJ04.1

Acute tracheitis

J04.2

Acute laryngotracheitis

BillableJ04.3

Supraglottitis, unspecified

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code J04?

ICD-10-CM code J04 represents "Acute laryngitis and tracheitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is J04 a billable code?

No, J04 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under J04.

What chapter is J04 in?

J04 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).

What codes cannot be used with J04?

J04 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 obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-).

What are the subcategories under J04?

J04 has 4 child codes, including: J04.0 (Acute laryngitis), J04.1 (Acute tracheitis), J04.2 (Acute laryngotracheitis), J04.3 (Supraglottitis, unspecified).

Are additional codes required with J04?

Yes, when using J04 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 are the UMLS CUIs for J04?

J04 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155811. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.