Diagnosis Code

J05.10 ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J05.10

Short Description: Acute epiglottitis without obstruction

Long Description: Acute epiglottitis without obstruction

The code J05.10 is 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)
        • J05.10 Acute epiglottitis without obstruction

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute bacterial epiglottitis
  • Acute epiglottitis
  • Acute epiglottitis
  • Acute epiglottitis
  • Acute epiglottitis
  • Acute epiglottitis without obstruction
  • Adult acute epiglottitis and supraglottitis
  • Epiglottitis
  • Granulomatous epiglottitis
  • Haemophilus influenzae epiglottitis
  • Haemophilus influenzae laryngitis
  • Pediatric acute epiglottitis and supraglottitis
  • Viral epiglottitis
  • Viral laryngitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J05.10 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Epiglottitis NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J05.10 Right Arrow 464.30 Ac epiglottitis no obstr

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
J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
J05.0 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
J05.1 Acute epiglottitis
J05.11 Acute epiglottitis with obstruction


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