J31.2

ICD-10Billable

Chronic pharyngitis

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Chronic pharyngitis

J31.2 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Chronic sore throat
  • Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
  • Granular pharyngitis (chronic)
  • Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)

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.

  • acute pharyngitis (J02.9)

Related codes in J31

Where this code sits

Parent code
J31

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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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