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AMDA-IMIC

J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

Category / Non-billable header 4 subcodes

Block: Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

Use Additional Code

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Code Also

  • , influenza, if present, such as:
  • influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
  • influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
  • influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
J05..0 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] Yes
J05..1 Acute epiglottitis No
J05..10 Acute epiglottitis without obstruction Yes
J05..11 Acute epiglottitis with obstruction Yes

Plain-language term for this code

The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category J05:

Last reviewed: September 2026