J02.8

Billable

ChapterJ00–J99

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Official Description

Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

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)

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code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

J02Acute pharyngitis

J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to J02.8:

categoryJ02

Acute pharyngitis

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blockJ00-J06

Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

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chapterCH10

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to J02.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

5 raw paths

Pharyngitis (acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral)4 unique routes

pneumococcal→J02.8

specified organism NEC→J02.8

Sore1 unique routes

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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