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J02.8 - Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

• Applicable to Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM J02.8 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of J02.8 - other international versions of ICD10 J02.8 may differ.
• J02.8 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Code Additional Code:

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent

Type 1 Excludes

• acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
• acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
• acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
• acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
• enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)

The following codes above J02.8 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to J02.8:

• Chapter: J00-J99 - Diseases of the respiratory system
• Section: J00-J06 - Acute upper respiratory infections
• Category: J02 - Acute pharyngitis

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