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ICD-10 diagnosis code

J05.1 Acute epiglottitis

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J05.1 is the ICD-10 code for Acute epiglottitis. It is a four-character subcategory of J05 (Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block J00–J06 (Acute upper respiratory infections) in Chapter X, Diseases of the respiratory system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
X · J00–J99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What J05.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Epiglottitis NOS

J05.1 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

J05.1Akut epiglottit

NorwayICD-10-NO

J05.1Akutt epiglottitt

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DJ051Epiglottitis acuta

FinlandICD-10-FI

J05.1Akuutti kurkunkansitulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

J05.1Akute Epiglottitis

FranceICD-10-FR

J05.1Épiglottite aigüe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

J05.1acute epiglottitis

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • J05.10Acute epiglottitis without obstruction
  • J05.11Acute epiglottitis with obstruction

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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