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J02.8

Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Billable

Code Hierarchy

J02J02.8

Chapter: 10. Diseases of the respiratory system

Section: J00-J06 - Acute upper respiratory infections

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with J02.8

  • B08.5 - acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
  • A54.5 - acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
  • B00.2 - acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
  • acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
  • B08.5 - enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

Use Additional Code

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

Related Codes

J02.0Billable

Streptococcal pharyngitis

J02.9Billable

Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

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