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ICD-10-CM Code J05
Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code J05 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of J05 that describes the diagnosis 'acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis' in more detail.


The ICD code J05 is used to code Upper respiratory tract infection

Upper respiratory tract infections (URI or URTI) are illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract including the nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx. This commonly includes tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and the common cold.

Specialty: Infectious Disease
MeSH Codes: ,
ICD 9 Codes: 465.9, 465.9

Conducting passages.

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for J05 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes.
Code See Section B95-B97 to identify infectious agent.

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