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J05 - Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis


The ICD 10 Code for Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis is listed as J05.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J05
Description: Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
  • Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of J05:
J05.0 - Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
J05.1 - Acute epiglottitis