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AMDA-IMIC

J02 Acute pharyngitis

Category / Non-billable header 3 subcodes

Block: Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

Includes

  • acute sore throat

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
  • peritonsillar abscess (J36)
  • pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
  • retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
J02..0 Streptococcal pharyngitis Yes
J02..8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms Yes
J02..9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified Yes

Plain-language terms for this code

The following entries in the US Medical Glossary correspond to ICD-10-CM category J02:

Last reviewed: September 2026