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J02.8

✓ Billable

Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

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📋 Code Instructions

  • • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with J02.8

  • • 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)

❌ Excludes1

inherited from J02

Rules from parent category J02: Acute pharyngitis

  • • acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
  • • peritonsillar abscess (J36)
  • • pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
  • • retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from J02

Rules from parent category J02: Acute pharyngitis

  • • chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

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Code Information

CodeJ02.8
BillableYes
ParentJ02
CategoryDiseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Excludes19 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)