2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

J02 Acute pharyngitis

Non-billable
2016–2025

J02 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Acute pharyngitis.

Includes

Acute sore throat

Type 1 excludes

Acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
Peritonsillar abscess (J36)
Pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
Retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)

Type 2 excludes

Chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Codes

Versions

2025
No changes
2024
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2023
No changes
2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
No changes
2017
No changes
2016
New code