J02..8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Billable

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
  • acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
  • acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
  • acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
  • enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

Use Additional Code

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

Last reviewed: September 2026