Other abscess of pharynx
- J39.1 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 J39.1 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J39.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 J39.1 may differ.
Applicable To
- Cellulitis of pharynx
- Nasopharyngeal abscess
The following code(s) above J39.1 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to J39.1:
Approximate Synonyms
- Abscess of nasopharynx
- Abscess of pharynx
- Cellulitis of pharynx
- Pharyngeal cellulitis
ICD-10-CM J39.1 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 J39.1 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 J39.1:
- Type 1 Excludes: J02
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J39.1:
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- bursaM71.00
- pharyngeal J39.1
- fauces J39.1
- nasopharyngeal J39.1
- pharynx, pharyngeal J39.1 (lateral)
- throat J39.1
- bursaM71.00
- BursitisM71.9
- pharyngeal J39.1
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) L03.90
- nasopharynx J39.1
- pharynx J39.1