Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)

    • Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

      • Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05)

        • J05 - Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • J05.0 - Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] BILLABLE CODE
        • J05.1 - Acute epiglottitis NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • J05.10 - Acute epiglottitis without obstruction BILLABLE CODE
        • J05.11 - Acute epiglottitis with obstruction BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05)

Epiglottitis - Inflammation of the EPIGLOTTIS.

Epiglottis - A thin leaf-shaped cartilage that is covered with LARYNGEAL MUCOSA and situated posterior to the root of the tongue and HYOID BONE. During swallowing, the epiglottis folds back over the larynx inlet thus prevents foods from entering the airway.

Instructional Notations

Code Also Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.

• , 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

Use Additional Code Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

• code B95 B97