J04.0

ICD-10Billable

Acute laryngitis

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Acute laryngitis

J04.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Edematous laryngitis (acute)
  • Laryngitis (acute) NOS
  • Subglottic laryngitis (acute)
  • Suppurative laryngitis (acute)
  • Ulcerative laryngitis (acute)

Excludes1

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

  • acute obstructive laryngitis (J05.0)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • chronic laryngitis (J37.0)

Related codes in J04

Where this code sits

Parent code
J04

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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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