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J04.0

Billable

Acute laryngitis

Acute laryngitis

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

J00-J06

Parent Code

J04

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Edematous laryngitis (acute)
  • Laryngitis (acute) NOS
  • Subglottic laryngitis (acute)
  • Suppurative laryngitis (acute)
  • Ulcerative laryngitis (acute)

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.-)
  • acute obstructive laryngitis (J05.0)

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)
  • chronic laryngitis (J37.0)

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)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for acute laryngitis?

The ICD-10-CM code for acute laryngitis is J04.0. The full clinical description is "Acute laryngitis". J04.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code J04.0 mean?

ICD-10-CM code J04.0 represents "Acute laryngitis". It is classified under Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is J04.0 a billable code?

Yes, J04.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is J04.0 in?

J04.0 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).

What codes cannot be used with J04.0?

J04.0 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.-); acute obstructive laryngitis (J05.0).

Are additional codes required with J04.0?

Yes, when using J04.0 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 J04.0 map to?

J04.0 maps to 32 SNOMED CT concepts: 195682008, 195680000, 6655004, 195684009, 232428009, and 27 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for J04.0?

J04.0 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0001327, C0472517, C0339875, C0396038, C0396037. 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.