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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J06.9

Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where J06.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. J06 Parent Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites
  2. J06.9 This code Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

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

Upper respiratory disease, acute

Inclusion Terms

Upper respiratory infection NOS

Excludes1

acute respiratory infection NOS ( J22 )

Inherited from J06 — Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

Excludes1

influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations ( J09.X2 , J10.1 , J11.1 )

Inherited from J06 — Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

Excludes1

streptococcal pharyngitis ( J02.0 )

Inherited from J06 — Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent, if known, such as:

Use Additional Code

respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ( B97.4 )

Version History

How J06.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

Related Codes

Other codes under J06

Codes whose official notes reference J06.9

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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