J37.1

Chronic laryngotracheitis

Billable / specific

J37.1 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

  • Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis (chronic)
  • Tracheitis, chronic, with laryngitis

Includes (from J37)

  • 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 tracheitis (J42)

Excludes2

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

  • acute laryngotracheitis (J04.2)
  • acute tracheitis (J04.1)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J37)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J37)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J37)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J37)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J37)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J37)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J37)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J37)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J37)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, where applicable, to identify: (from J37)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J37)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J37)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J37)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J37)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J37)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J37)
  • code to identify: (from J37)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J37)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J37)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J37)
  • infectious agent (B95-B97) (from J37)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J37)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J37)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J37)

Also known as

  • Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis (chronic)
  • Tracheitis, chronic, with laryngitis
  • Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis
  • Laryngotracheitis, atrophic
  • Laryngotracheitis, catarrhal
  • Laryngotracheitis, chronic
  • Laryngotracheitis, hypertrophic
  • Laryngotracheitis, sicca
  • Tracheitis, with laryngitis, chronic

Parent code

  • J37Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitisHeader

Related codes

  • J37.0Chronic laryngitisBillable

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