J05.0
J05.0: Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J05.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J05.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Obstructive laryngitis (acute) NOS
- Obstructive laryngotracheitis NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with J05.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J05.0 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A56730Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy and Oximetry Services
- A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Croup, croupous(catarrhal) (infectious) (inflammatory) (nondiphtheritic)
- Angina›croupous
- Angina›membranous
- Angina›trachealis
- Laryngitis›obstructive
- Laryngitis›spasmodic
- Laryngitis›stridulous
- Syndrome›croup
- Laryngotracheitis›spasmodic›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.