ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

J39.0 – Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

peritonsillar abscess (J36)

Applicable To

Peripharyngeal abscess

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

478.22

Fs: 10000 – Parapharyngeal abscess

478.24

Fs: 10000 – Retropharyngeal abscess

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 011

TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH MCC

DRG 012

TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC

DRG 013

TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRG 152

OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITH MCC

DRG 153

OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITHOUT MCC

DRG 793

FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91

parapharyngeal J39.0

peripharyngeal J39.0

postpharyngeal J39.0

retropharyngeal J39.0

Sibling Codes

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

Parent Sibling Codes

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Code	Title
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 Type 1 Excludes peritonsillar abscess (J36) Applicable to Peripharyngeal abscess