About the Code Lookup

This site is dedicated exclusively to helping you look up ICD-10 codes, quickly access the codes you use most, and become more comfortable with the new code set in general. No ads, no spam, and it's free for everybody.

Our hope is that we can ease your search for ICD-10 codes just a little, and maybe even make it fun.

Also, for good measure you should read this (legal disclaimer).

And here's our privacy policy.

Have feedback?

We'd love to hear it!

{{a.name}} - {{a.desc}} Tab/click for more specific Billable
Sorry, we weren't able to find any results that match your search. Try changing a word or two, or being a little more specific. Thanks!
ICD-10 J04 - Acute laryngitis and tracheitis
Chapter 10 Section J00-J06

J04

ICD-10 Not billable

Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Use additional code:
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
  • code, where applicable, to identify: (per Chapter 10)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (per Chapter 10)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (per Chapter 10)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (per Chapter 10)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (per Chapter 10)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (per Chapter 10)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (per Chapter 10)
Specifically for this code:
  • acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)
From Section J00-J06:
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
  • influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2, J10.1, J11.1)
Specifically for this code:
  • laryngismus (stridulus) (J38.5)
From Chapter 10:
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
From Chapter 10:
  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
J04 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
10
J04.0
Acute laryngitis
Billable
10
J04.1
Acute tracheitis
10
J04.2
Acute laryngotracheitis
Billable
10
J04.3
Supraglottitis, unspecified
      
Showing results for: {{searchResults.terms}}
More results: