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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J39.0

Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where J39.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. J39 Parent Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
  2. J39.0 This code Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

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

Peripharyngeal abscess

Excludes1

acute respiratory infection NOS ( J22 )

Inherited from J39 — Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Excludes1

peritonsillar abscess ( J36 )

Excludes1

acute upper respiratory infection ( J06.9 )

Inherited from J39 — Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Excludes1

upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors ( J68.2 )

Inherited from J39 — Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Version History

How J39.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

Related Codes

Other codes under J39

Codes whose official notes reference J39.0

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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