Other diseases of upper respiratory tract - J39
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
- acute upper respiratory infection (J06.9)
- upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.2)
These ranges represents subcategories of Other diseases of upper respiratory tract. The "J39" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- J39.0 - Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
- J39.1 - Other abscess of pharynx
- J39.2 - Other diseases of pharynx
- J39.3 - Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
- J39.8 - Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
- J39.9 - Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified