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ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J31.2

Effective Date: 10/01/2015 To 09/30/2025

Chronic pharyngitis

CMS-HCC-V24 CMS-HCC-V28 RxHCC Age Gender Maternity Acute or Chronic MCC
-- -- -- -- -- -- Acute No
Applicable To for J31.2:
  • Chronic sore throat

  • Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)

  • Granular pharyngitis (chronic)

  • Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)

Excludes-2 for J31.2:
  • acute pharyngitis (J02.9)

Back-references to J31.2
  • Catarrh, catarrhal(acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) see also condition J00
    • throat J31.2
    • Granular see also condition
      • inflammation, pharynx J31.2
      • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory(with exudation)
        • follicular, pharynx J31.2
          • granular, pharynx J31.2
          • Pharyngitis(acute) (catarrhal)(gangrenous) (infective) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) (ulcerative) (viral) J02.9
            • atrophic J31.2
              • chronic(atrophic) (granular) (hypertrophic) J31.2
                • follicular(chronic) J31.2
                  • granular(chronic) J31.2
                    • hypertrophic J31.2
                      • infectional, chronic J31.2
                        • sicca J31.2
                        • Smoker's
                          • throat J31.2
                          • Sore
                          • Related Medications for J31.2
                            • acetaminophen, lidocaine, zanamivir, oseltamivir

                            Chapter, Section and Diagnosis Prefix for J31.2
                              J00-J99 :

                              Diseases of the respiratory system

                              J30-J39 :

                              Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

                              J31 :

                              Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis