J02.9

Applicable To

• Gangrenous pharyngitis acute)

• Infective pharyngitis acute) NOS

• Pharyngitis acute) NOS

• Sore throat acute) NOS

• Suppurative pharyngitis acute)

• Ulcerative pharyngitis acute)

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute pharyngitis

• Acute pharyngitis throat inflammation)

• Periodic fever aphthous-stomatitis pharyngitis adenitis syndrome

• Pharyngitis

• Pharyngitis throat inflammation)

• Viral pharyngitis

Details

• J02.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J02.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J02.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 J02.9 may differ.