J02.8

ICD-10Billable

Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

J02.8 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

Use additional code

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

Related codes in J02

Where this code sits

Chapter: 10. Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Block: Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
Parent code: J02

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.