Diagnosis Code: J02.8

Short Description: Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Long Description: Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

The code J02.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
    • Acute pharyngitis (J02)
      • J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Acute bacterial pharyngitis
• Acute staphylococcal pharyngitis
• Adenoviral pharyngitis
• Adenoviral respiratory disease
• Glandular fever pharyngitis
• Meningococcal pharyngitis
• Mycoplasmal pharyngitis
• Parainfluenza virus pharyngitis
• Respiratory syncytial virus infection
• Respiratory syncytial virus pharyngitis
• Staphylococcal pharyngitis
• Viral pharyngitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J02.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (@B08.5*)
  • acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (@A54.5*)
  • acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (@B00.2*)
  • acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (@B27*.-)
  • enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (@B08.5*)

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