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ICD-10-CM Code for Acute pharyngitis J02

ICD-10 code J02 for Acute pharyngitis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Acute pharyngitis
Includes: acute sore throat
Excludes1: acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
peritonsillar abscess (J36)
pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
Excludes2: chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)
 
J02 Acute pharyngitis
Child Code
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Child Code
Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
Child Code
Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

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Strep/Icd 10 icd10 question strepthroat
Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me out. I have been assigned to pediatric coding which is not my usual specialty. I am seeing numerous patients come in for sore throat and fever. My provider is ... [ Read More ]
Strep /ICD 10 icd10 question strepthroat
Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me out. I have been assigned to pediatric coding which is not my usual specialty. I am seeing numerous patients come in for sore throat and fever. My provider is ... [ Read More ]
Strep symptoms icd10 question strepthroat
Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me out. I have been assigned to pediatric coding which is not my usual specialty. I am seeing numerous patients come in for sore throat and fever. My provider is ... [ Read More ]
Strep throat/symptoms icd10 question strepthroat
Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me out. I have been assigned to pediatric coding which is not my usual specialty. I am seeing numerous patients come in for sore throat and fever. My provider is ... [ Read More ]
Acute vs Chronic
You would code is as unspecified if not documented as either acute or chronic. When a term such as 'acute' or 'chronic' is not in parentheses in the index or the code descriptor, then that term is ... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis is inconsistent with the procedure.
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 470852, member: 5404"] It's hard to say for sure without reviewing the full documentation and the payer's policies, but there is an 'excludes 1' note that states that influen... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis is inconsistent with the procedure.
It's hard to say for sure without reviewing the full documentation and the payer's policies, but there is an 'excludes 1' note that states that influenza with respiratory manifestations should not be ... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis is inconsistent with the procedure.
I keep getting denials stating, "The diagnosis is inconsistent with the procedure." 99218 J11.1, J02.9 99217 J11.1, J02.9 also, 99213 J11.1, J02.9 Any advice as to why this is happening and... [ Read More ]
Billing question Medicaid
There is an excludes 1 exclusion for this pairing of j11.1 and J02.9 they cannot be coded together... [ Read More ]
Billing question Medicaid
[QUOTE="anngale, post: 468625, member: 76483"] I continue to get denials on the following from one of our Medicaid providers: 99213 dx J11.1 and J02.9 87880 dx J02.9 87804 dx J11.1 87804-59 dx J11.1 ... [ Read More ]
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