J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms

Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

Includes

• acute sore throat

Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

• acute pharyngitis due to coxsackie virus (B08.5)
• acute pharyngitis due to gonococcus (A54.5)
• acute pharyngitis due to herpes [simplex] virus (B00.2)
• acute pharyngitis due to infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)
• enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis (B08.5)
• acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
• peritonsillar abscess (J36)
• pharyngeal abscess (J39.1)
• retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)

Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

• chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

Use additional code

Add a second code for the following, when documented.

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent