J05.0
Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
Applicable To
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Obstructive laryngitis acute) NOS
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Obstructive laryngotracheitis NOS
Approximate Synonyms
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Acute laryngitis with obstruction
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Allergic croup, recurrent
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Croup
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Recurrent allergic croup
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Recurrent croup
Clinical Information
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Inflammation involving the glottis or vocal cords and the subglottic larynx. Croup is characterized by a barking cough, hoarseness, and persistent inspiratory stridor a high-pitched breathing sound). It occurs chiefly in infants and children.
Details
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J05.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J05.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
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This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J05.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 J05.0 may differ.