2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J06.9

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Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

  • J06.9 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 J06.9 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J06.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 J06.9 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Upper respiratory disease, acute
  • Upper respiratory infection NOS

Use Additional

  • code (B95-B97 ) to identify infectious agent, if known, such as:
  • respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (B97.4)

The following code(s) above J06.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to J06.9:

  • J00-J99  Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J00-J06  Acute upper respiratory infections
  • J06  Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

Approximate Synonyms

  • Acute upper respiratory infection
  • Upper respiratory infection
  • Upper respiratory infection in pregnancy
  • Upper respiratory tract infection (uri)

Clinical Information

  • A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the upper respiratory tract (nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, or trachea).
  • An infectious process affecting the upper respiratory tract (nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, or trachea). Symptoms include congestion, sneezing, coughing, fever, and sore throat.

ICD-10-CM J06.9 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 J06.9 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 J06.9:

  • Code First: B97.4
  • Type 1 Excludes: J22, J39

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J06.9:

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