Pharyngeal diphtheria
Billable / specific
A36.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Diphtheritic membranous angina
- Tonsillar diphtheria
Includes (from A36)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A36)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A36)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A36)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A36)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A36)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Diphtheritic membranous angina
- Tonsillar diphtheria
- Angina, diphtheritic, membranous
- Angina, gangrenous diphtheritic
- Angina, malignant diphtheritic
- Angina, membranous, diphtheritic
- Angina, phlegmonous, diphtheritic
- Angina, pultaceous, diphtheritic
- Bretonneau's disease or angina
- Diphtheria, diphtheritic, faucial
- Diphtheria, diphtheritic, pharyngeal
- Diphtheria, diphtheritic, tonsillar
- Disease, diseased, Bretonneau's
- Gangrene, gangrenous, throat, diphtheritic
- Paralysis, paralytic, throat, diphtheritic
- Paralysis, paralytic, uvula, postdiphtheritic
- Pharyngitis, diphtheritic
Parent code
- A36DiphtheriaHeader