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Diagnosis Code

J02.0 STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J02.0

Short Description: Streptococcal pharyngitis

Long Description: Streptococcal pharyngitis

The code J02.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
      • Acute pharyngitis (J02)
        • J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute bacterial pharyngitis
  • Acute pneumococcal pharyngitis
  • Pneumococcal pharyngitis
  • Streptococcal sore throat

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J02.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Septic pharyngitis
    • Streptococcal sore throat
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • scarlet fever (@A38*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J02.0 Right Arrow 034.0 Strep sore throat

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J02 Acute pharyngitis
J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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