J02.9
Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
Billable
Code Hierarchy
J02J02.9
Coding Guidelines
Inclusion Terms
- Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
- Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Sore throat (acute) NOS
- Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
- Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with J02.9
- influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
