J30-J39

Non-Billable
ChapterJ00–J99
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Official Description

Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99).

CH10 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional Code
  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
J30Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis
J31Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
J32Chronic sinusitis
J33Nasal polyp
J34Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
J35Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
J36Peritonsillar abscess
J37Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
J38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to J30-J39:

chapterCH10
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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