J00 ACUTE NASOPHARYNGITIS [COMMON COLD]

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J00
  • Short Description: Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
  • Long Description: Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J00 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acute irritant rhinitis
  • Acute nasopharyngitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus
  • Acute rhinosinusitis
  • Acute upper respiratory infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus
  • Acute viral pharyngitis
  • Common cold
  • Irritant rhinitis
  • Nasopharyngitis
  • Non-infective non-allergic rhinitis
  • Parainfluenza virus pharyngitis
  • Parainfluenza virus rhinopharyngitis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus pharyngitis
  • Rhinosinusitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J00 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V43.0

  1. Otitis Media And Uri With Mcc (152)
  2. Otitis Media And Uri Without Mcc (153)

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*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J00 Right Arrow 460 Acute nasopharyngitis
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.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025
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