J37.0
BillableChronic laryngitis
Chronic laryngitis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Catarrhal laryngitis
- Hypertrophic laryngitis
- Sicca laryngitis
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)
- acute laryngitis (J04.0)
- obstructive (acute) laryngitis (J05.0)
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 to identify:
- infectious agent (B95-B97)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Catarrhal laryngitis14969004
- Hypertrophic laryngitis17904003
- Chronic laryngitis29951006
- Laryngitis sicca59454008
- Pharyngolaryngitis195709006
- Chronic simple laryngitis195811008
- Chronic catarrhal laryngitis195812001
- Chronic hyperplastic laryngitis195813006
- Chronic hypertrophic laryngitis195813006
- Chronic fungal laryngitis232434002
- Chronic epiglottitis103021000119104
- Chronic pharyngolaryngitis133171000119105
UMLS
- Catarrhal laryngitisC0264298
- Catarrhal laryngitis (disorder)C0264298
- Chronic LaryngitisC0155836
- Chronic laryngitisC0155836
- Chronic laryngitis (disorder)C0155836
- Laryngitis chronicC0155836
- Laryngitis chronic NOSC0155836
- chronic laryngitisC0155836
- laryngitis chronicC0155836
- Hypertrophic laryngitisC0264299
- Hypertrophic laryngitis (disorder)C0264299
- Laryngitis siccaC0264300
- Laryngitis sicca (disorder)C0264300
- Sicca laryngitisC0264300
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J37.0?
ICD-10-CM code J37.0 represents "Chronic laryngitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J37.0 a billable code?
Yes, J37.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J37.0 in?
J37.0 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
Are additional codes required with J37.0?
Yes, when using J37.0 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 to identify:; infectious agent (B95-B97).
What SNOMED CT codes does J37.0 map to?
J37.0 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 14969004, 195812001, 103021000119104, 232434002, 195813006, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J37.0?
J37.0 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0264298, C0155836, C0264299, C0264300. 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.