Diagnosis Code

J04 ACUTE LARYNGITIS AND TRACHEITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J04

Short Description: Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Long Description: Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

The code J04 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
      • Acute laryngitis and tracheitis (J04)
        • J04 Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J04 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (@J05*.-)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • laryngismus (stridulus) (@J38.5*)
  • Code Also:
    • influenza, if present, such as:
    • influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (@J09.X2*)
    • influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (@J10.1*)
    • influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (@J11.1*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J04.0 Acute laryngitis
J04.1 Acute tracheitis
J04.10 Acute tracheitis without obstruction
J04.11 Acute tracheitis with obstruction
J04.2 Acute laryngotracheitis
J04.3 Supraglottitis, unspecified
J04.30 Supraglottitis, unspecified, without obstruction
J04.31 Supraglottitis, unspecified, with obstruction


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