J04.2
ICD-10BillableAcute laryngotracheitis
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Acute laryngotracheitis
J04.2 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Inclusion terms
- Laryngotracheitis NOS
- Tracheitis (acute) with laryngitis (acute)
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- acute obstructive laryngotracheitis (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 laryngotracheitis (J37.1)
Related codes in J04
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- J04
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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.