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ICD-10-CM Code for Acute epiglottitis with obstruction J05.11

ICD-10 code J05.11 for Acute epiglottitis with obstruction is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Acute epiglottitis with obstruction

J05.1

Excludes2: epiglottitis, chronic (J37.0)

J05

Code also: , influenza, if present, such as:
influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations (J09.X2)
influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)
influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J11.1)

Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

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