###### J02 Acute pharyngitis
**_Incl.:_** acute sore throat

**_Excl.: abscess:_**

        - peritonsillar (J36)

        - pharyngeal (J39.1)

        - retropharyngeal (J39.0)

acute laryngopharyngitis (J06.0)
chronic pharyngitis (J31.2)

**J02.0** **Streptococcal pharyngitis**
Streptococcal sore throat
**_Excl.: scarlet fever (A38)_**

**J02.8** **Acute pharyngitis due to other specified**
**organisms**
Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to
identify infectious agent.
**_Excl.: pharyngitis (due to):_**

        - enteroviral vesicular (B08.5)

        - herpesviral [herpes simplex] (B00.2)

        - infectious mononucleosis (B27.-)

        - influenza virus:

         - identified (J09, J10.1)

         - not identified (J11.1)

**J02.9** **Acute pharyngitis, unspecified**
Pharyngitis (acute):

    - NOS

    - gangrenous

    - infective NOS

    - suppurative

    - ulcerative
Sore throat (acute) NOS