J06.9

ICD-10Billable

Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

J06.9 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Plain-language explanation

Acute upper respiratory infection where the record identifies neither a more specific site nor an organism. ICD-10-CM lists the common cold among the terms included here.

Written by Krasyn as a general orientation to the code. It is not from CMS and is not clinical or coding advice.

Inclusion terms

  • Upper respiratory disease, acute
  • Upper respiratory infection NOS

Use additional code

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent, if known, such as:
  • respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (B97.4)

Related codes in J06

Where this code sits

Parent code
J06

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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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