Chapter 10

J00–J99: Diseases of the Respiratory System

Diseases of the Respiratory System diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • J00|

    Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]

  • J01|

    Acute sinusitis

  • J01.0|

    Acute maxillary sinusitis

  • J01.00|

    Acute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified

  • J01.01|

    Acute recurrent maxillary sinusitis

  • J01.1|

    Acute frontal sinusitis

  • J01.10|

    Acute frontal sinusitis, unspecified

  • J01.11|

    Acute recurrent frontal sinusitis

  • J01.2|

    Acute ethmoidal sinusitis

  • J01.20|

    Acute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified

  • J01.21|

    Acute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis

  • J01.3|

    Acute sphenoidal sinusitis

  • J01.30|

    Acute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified

  • J01.31|

    Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis

  • J01.4|

    Acute pansinusitis

  • J01.40|

    Acute pansinusitis, unspecified

  • J01.41|

    Acute recurrent pansinusitis

  • J01.8|

    Other acute sinusitis

  • J01.80|

    Other acute sinusitis

  • J01.81|

    Other acute recurrent sinusitis

  • J01.9|

    Acute sinusitis, unspecified

  • J01.90|

    Acute sinusitis, unspecified

  • J01.91|

    Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified

  • J02|

    Acute pharyngitis

  • J02.0|

    Streptococcal pharyngitis

  • J02.8|

    Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

  • J02.9|

    Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

  • J03|

    Acute tonsillitis

  • J03.0|

    Streptococcal tonsillitis

  • J03.00|

    Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified

  • J03.01|

    Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis

  • J03.8|

    Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

  • J03.80|

    Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

  • J03.81|

    Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

  • J03.9|

    Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

  • J03.90|

    Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

  • J03.91|

    Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified

  • J04|

    Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

  • J04.0|

    Acute laryngitis

  • J04.1|

    Acute tracheitis

  • J04.10|

    Acute tracheitis without obstruction

  • J04.11|

    Acute tracheitis with obstruction

  • J04.2|

    Acute laryngotracheitis

  • J04.3|

    Supraglottitis, unspecified

  • J04.30|

    Supraglottitis, unspecified, without obstruction

  • J04.31|

    Supraglottitis, unspecified, with obstruction

  • J05|

    Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

  • J05.0|

    Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]

  • J05.1|

    Acute epiglottitis

  • J05.10|

    Acute epiglottitis without obstruction

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