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J02

Non-Billable (Header)

Acute pharyngitis

Includes

acute sore throat

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

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

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Child Codes

J02.0Streptococcal pharyngitis

J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

J02.9Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

Code Hierarchy

└J02Acute pharyngitis

└J02Acute pharyngitis

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