J02.9

ICD-10Billable

Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

J02.9 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
  • Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
  • Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
  • Sore throat (acute) NOS
  • Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
  • Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)

Excludes1

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

  • influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)

Related codes in J02

Where this code sits

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.

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