J05.11

J05.11: Acute epiglottitis with obstruction

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J05.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute epiglottitis with obstruction. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J05.11

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J05.1: Acute epiglottitis

epiglottitis, chronic (J37.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with J05.11

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

J05.11 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›with obstruction

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J05.1

J05.10Acute epiglottitis without obstruction