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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J02

Acute pharyngitis

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Includes

acute sore throat

Excludes1

acute laryngopharyngitis ( J06.0 )

Excludes1

peritonsillar abscess ( J36 )

Excludes1

pharyngeal abscess ( J39.1 )

Excludes1

retropharyngeal abscess ( J39.0 )

Excludes2

chronic pharyngitis ( J31.2 )

More Specific Codes

3 codes under J02

Version History

How J02 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Acute pharyngitis

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Acute pharyngitis

Related Codes

Codes whose official notes reference J02

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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