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ICD-10: J02

Acute pharyngitis

Clinical Information

Includes

  • acute sore throat

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

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

Excludes 2

  • chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Subcategories

J02.9
Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
J02.8
Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
J02.0
Streptococcal pharyngitis

Related Diseases

obsolete primary streptococcal infectious disease pharyngitis

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