J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
ICD-10-CM category J05 sits in Chapter 10 (Diseases of the respiratory system, J00-J99). It contains 3 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
J05.1 Acute epiglottitis
Billable codes in J05
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
J05.0 | Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] |
J05.10 | Acute epiglottitis without obstruction |
J05.11 | Acute epiglottitis with obstruction |
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