J05.10
Acute epiglottitis without obstruction
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where J05.10 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
- J05.1 Parent Acute epiglottitis
- J05.10 This code Acute epiglottitis without obstruction
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Epiglottitis NOS
Use Additional Code
code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Inherited from J05 — Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
Code Also
, influenza, if present, such as:
Inherited from J05 — Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
Code Also
influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations ( J09.X2 )
Inherited from J05 — Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
Version History
How J05.10 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAcute epiglottitis without obstruction
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAcute epiglottitis without obstruction
Related Codes
Other codes under J05.1
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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