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Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

J39.0

Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

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Hierarchy

  • J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
    • J30-J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
      • J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
        • J39.0 Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
        • J39.1 Other abscess of pharynx
        • J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx
        • J39.3 Upper respiratory tract hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
        • J39.8 Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract
        • J39.9 Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified

Notes

J00-J99

  • 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).

Inclusion Terms

J39.0

  • Peripharyngeal abscess

Use Additional

J00-J99

  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • Z77.22 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
    • P96.81 Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • Z87.891 Personal history of nicotine dependence
  • Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • F17 Nicotine dependence
  • Z72.0 Tobacco use

Excludes 1

J39.0

  • J36 Peritonsillar abscess

J39

  • acute respiratory infection NOS (J22)
    • J22 Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
  • acute upper respiratory infection (J06.9)
    • J06.9 Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified
  • upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapors (J68.2)
    • J68.2 Upper respiratory inflammation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors, not elsewhere classified

Excludes 2

J00-J99

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
    • T59.81 Toxic effect of smoke
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

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