J04

Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Non-billable header

J04 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Note: When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
  • acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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)
  • laryngismus (stridulus) (J38.5)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • 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)
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • influenza, if present, such as:
  • influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
  • influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
  • influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)

More specific codes J04

  • J04.0Acute laryngitisBillable
  • J04.1Acute tracheitisHeader
  • J04.2Acute laryngotracheitisBillable
  • J04.3Supraglottitis, unspecifiedHeader

Related codes

  • J00Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]Billable
  • J01Acute sinusitisHeader
  • J02Acute pharyngitisHeader
  • J03Acute tonsillitisHeader
  • J05Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitisHeader
  • J06Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sitesHeader

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