2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J04.0

Acute laryngitis

  • J04.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM J04.0 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J04.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 J04.0 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Edematous laryngitis (acute)
  • Laryngitis (acute) NOS
  • Subglottic laryngitis (acute)
  • Suppurative laryngitis (acute)
  • Ulcerative laryngitis (acute)

Type 1 Excludes

  • acute obstructive laryngitis (J05.0)

Type 2 Excludes

  • chronic laryngitis (J37.0)

The following code(s) above J04.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to J04.0:

  • J00-J99  Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J00-J06  Acute upper respiratory infections
  • J04  Acute laryngitis and tracheitis

Approximate Synonyms

  • Laryngitis
  • Laryngitis due to gastroesophageal reflux
  • Reflux laryngitis
  • Viral laryngitis

ICD-10-CM J04.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):

  • 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
  • 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
  • 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
  • 152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
  • 153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert J04.0 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to J04.0:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J04.0:

  • Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96 – see also Necrosis
    • laryngitis J04.0
  • Glottitis J04.0 – see also Laryngitis
  • Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) J04.0
    • Hemophilus influenzae J04.0
    • spasmodicJ05.0
      • acute J04.0
    • H. influenzae J04.0
    • streptococcal J04.0

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