J39: Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Codes under J39 (Other diseases of upper respiratory tract). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
J39.0	Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess	✓
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	✓

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