J31.2 – Chronic pharyngitis
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Tyoe 2 Excludes
acute pharyngitis (J02.9)
Applicable To
Chronic sore throat
Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
Granular pharyngitis (chronic)
Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
–
Chronic pharyngitis
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
Granular
See also condition
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory
(with exudation)
Pharyngitis
(acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral)
J02.9
follicular
(chronic)
J31.2
Smoker's
Sore
throat
(acute)
See also Pharyngitis
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| J00-J99 | Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) |
| J30-J39 | Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39) |
| J31 | Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis |
| J31.2 |
Chronic pharyngitis
Type 2 Excludes
acute pharyngitis (J02.9)
Applicable to
Chronic sore throat
Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
Granular pharyngitis (chronic)
Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
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