ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00-J99
J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
Includes
- Acute rhinitis
- Coryza (acute)
- Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
- Infective rhinitis
- Nasal catarrh, acute
- Nasopharyngitis NOS
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- acute pharyngitis (J02.-)
- acute sore throat NOS (J02.9)
- influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
- pharyngitis NOS (J02.9)
- rhinitis NOS (J31.0)
- sore throat NOS (J02.9)
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)
- chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
- chronic rhinitis (J31.0)
- chronic sore throat (J31.2)
- nasopharyngitis, chronic (J31.1)
- vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0)
This category is a complete, billable diagnosis code.
No additional specificity is required — submit J00 directly on claims and documentation without a subcode extension.
Last reviewed: September 2026