Upper respiratory infection, acute NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Upper respiratory infection, acute NOS |
ICD10 code: | J06 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | ENT infection - WITHOUT airway obstruction ( Laryngitis, Mono, Peritonsillar abscess etc), ENT infection - WITH airway obstruction ( Laryngitis, Mono, Peritonsillar abscess etc) |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Respiratory NOS, 2019-0: Respiratory Infection |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- This code includes croup.
- This code does include tracheitis, but not tracheobronchitis. So the distinction between classifying a tracheitis as upper respiratory track vs. lower respiratory tract is whether or not the bronchi are also involved.
- It also does NOT include the nose.
- A potential source of confusion is the wastebasket code Disorder of upper respiratory tract, infectious or noninfectious NOS. See that page to understand how it differs.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Common cold (acute nasopharyngitis)
- Pharyngitis, acute
- Tonsillitis, acute
- Laryngitis or tracheitis, acute
- Epiglotittis, acute
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscess
- Laryngitis or tracheitis, acute
- Mumps
- Any of the codes for chronic upper respiratory infections
- Any of the codes for lower respiratory infections
- Disorder of upper respiratory tract, infectious or noninfectious NOS
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