Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis - J05
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "J05" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Code Also: It indicates that an additional code should be used alongside the primary code to capture related factors or associated conditions.
Category codeAlso:
- , 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)
These ranges represents subcategories of Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis. The "J05" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.