Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

J39..0 Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

Billable

← J39 — Other diseases of upper respiratory tract Chapter 10: J00-J99

Includes

  • Peripharyngeal abscess

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • peritonsillar abscess (J36)

Last reviewed: September 2026