J05 ACUTE OBSTRUCTIVE LARYNGITIS [CROUP] AND EPIGLOTTITIS

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J05

Short Description: Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

Long Description: Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

The code J05 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
- Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
  - Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05)
    - J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

The code J05 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

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*)

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
J05.0	Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
J05.1	Acute epiglottitis
J05.10	Acute epiglottitis without obstruction
J05.11	Acute epiglottitis with obstruction

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