J05.0

Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]

Billable / specific

J05.0 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

  • Obstructive laryngitis (acute) NOS
  • Obstructive laryngotracheitis NOS

Includes (from J05)

  • 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) (from J05)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J05)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J05)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J05)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J05)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J05)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J05)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J05)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J05)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J05)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, where applicable, to identify: (from J05)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J05)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J05)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J05)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J05)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J05)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J05)
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent. (from J05)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , influenza, if present, such as: (from J05)
  • influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2) (from J05)
  • influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1) (from J05)
  • influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1) (from J05)

Also known as

  • Obstructive laryngitis (acute) NOS
  • Obstructive laryngotracheitis NOS
  • Angina, croupous
  • Angina, membranous
  • Angina, trachealis
  • Croup, croupous
  • Laryngitis, obstructive
  • Laryngitis, spasmodic
  • Laryngitis, stridulous
  • Laryngotracheitis, spasmodic, acute
  • Syndrome, croup

Parent code

  • J05Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitisHeader

Related codes

  • J05.1Acute epiglottitisHeader

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