Diagnosis Code: J00

Short Description: Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

Long Description: Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

The code J00 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
    • Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] (J00)
      • J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Acute irritant rhinitis
• Acute rhinosinusitis
• Common cold
• Irritant rhinitis
• Nasopharyngitis
• Non-infective non-allergic rhinitis
• Parainfluenza virus pharyngitis
• Parainfluenza virus rhinopharyngitis
• Rhinosinusitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J00 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Acute rhinitis
  • Coryza (acute)
  • Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
  • Infective rhinitis
  • Nasal catarrh, acute
  • Nasopharyngitis NOS
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • acute pharyngitis (@J02*.-)
  • acute sore throat NOS (@J02.9*)
  • influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (@J09.X2*, @J10.1*, @J11.1*)
  • pharyngitis NOS (@J02.9*)
  • rhinitis NOS (@J31.0*)
  • sore throat NOS (@J02.9*)
• Type 2 Excludes Notes:
  • allergic rhinitis (@J30.1*[email protected]*)
  • chronic pharyngitis (@J31.2*)
  • chronic rhinitis (@J31.0*)
  • chronic sore throat (@J31.2*)
  • nasopharyngitis, chronic (@J31.1*)
  • vasomotor rhinitis (@J30.0*)

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