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Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

ICD-10 codes J00-J06 cover a variety of acute upper respiratory infections affecting the nose, sinuses, throat, larynx, and trachea. These codes are used to classify sudden infections like the common cold, different types of sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, croup, and epiglottitis.

This range starts with J00, for acute nasopharyngitis, commonly known as the common cold, which also includes terms like acute irritant rhinitis and parainfluenza virus rhinopharyngitis. Codes from J01 to J01.91 specify various forms of acute sinusitis, including maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, pansinusitis, and their recurrent or unspecified types. The J02 series focuses on acute pharyngitis, including streptococcal and viral causes. The J03 codes cover acute tonsillitis, detailing streptococcal and other bacterial infections, plus recurrent forms. The group J04 relates to acute laryngitis, tracheitis, and laryngotracheitis, highlighting both viral and bacterial causes with or without airway obstruction. J05 encompasses acute obstructive laryngitis, commonly called croup, and epiglottitis, with attention to the presence of airway obstruction. Finally, J06 covers infections affecting multiple or unspecified upper respiratory sites, including acute laryngopharyngitis and unspecified acute upper respiratory infections. These codes assist healthcare professionals in precisely identifying and documenting specific acute infections of the upper respiratory tract during diagnosis and treatment.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection J44.0