J05.10
J05.10: Acute epiglottitis without obstruction
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J05.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute epiglottitis without obstruction. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J05.10 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Epiglottitis NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with J05.10
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J04Acute laryngitis and tracheitis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J05.10 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 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
- Epiglottitis, epiglottiditis(acute)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.