ICD-10 diagnosis code

J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis

J05 is the ICD-10 code for Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block J00–J06 (Acute upper respiratory infections) in Chapter X, Diseases of the respiratory system.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: X · J00–J99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Coding notes

Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.

Subcodes of J05

J05 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

J05Akut obstruktiv laryngit (pseudokrupp) och epiglottit (inflammation i struplocket)

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DJ05Pseudocroup og akut epiglottitis

FinlandICD-10-FI

J05Akuutti ahtauttava kurkunpäätulehdus (kruppi) ja/tai kurkunkansitulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

J05Akute obstruktive Laryngitis [Krupp] und Epiglottitis

FranceICD-10-FR

J05Laryngite obstructive aiguë [croup] et épiglottite aiguë

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

J05acute obstructieve laryngitis [kroep] en epiglottitis

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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