Chronic nasopharyngitis
- J31.1 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 J31.1 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J31.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 J31.1 may differ.
Type 2 Excludes
- acute nasopharyngitis (J00)
The following code(s) above J31.1 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to J31.1:
- J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
Approximate Synonyms
- Nasopharyngitis, chronic
ICD-10-CM J31.1 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 J31.1 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 J31.1:
- Type 2 Excludes: J00
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J31.1:
- Atrophy, atrophic (of)
- nasopharynx J31.1
- Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) J00 – see also condition
- nasopharyngeal (chronic) J31.1
- nasobronchial J31.1
- Nasopharyngitis (acute) (infective) (streptococcal) (subacute) J00
- chronic J31.1 (suppurative) (ulcerative)
- Rhinopharyngitis (acute) (subacute) – see also Nasopharyngitis
- chronic J31.1