J39

Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Non-billable header

J39 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.

  • acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
  • acute upper respiratory infection (J06.9)
  • upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.2)

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)

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)

More specific codes J39

  • J39.0Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscessBillable
  • J39.1Other abscess of pharynxBillable
  • J39.2Other diseases of pharynxBillable
  • J39.3Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecifiedBillable
  • J39.8Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tractBillable
  • J39.9Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • J30Vasomotor and allergic rhinitisHeader
  • J31Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitisHeader
  • J32Chronic sinusitisHeader
  • J33Nasal polypHeader
  • J34Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinusesHeader
  • J35Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoidsHeader
  • J36Peritonsillar abscessBillable
  • J37Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitisHeader
  • J38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

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