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J04

Non-Billable (Header)

Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • laryngismus (stridulus) (J38.5)

Use Additional Code

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

Code Also

  • influenza, if present, such as:
  • influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
  • influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
  • influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)

Child Codes

J04.0Acute laryngitis
J04.1Acute tracheitis
J04.2Acute laryngotracheitis
J04.3Supraglottitis, unspecified

Code Hierarchy

└J04Acute laryngitis and tracheitis
└J04Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

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