J37.1
J37.1: Chronic laryngotracheitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J37.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic laryngotracheitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J37.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- chronic tracheitis (J42)
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis (chronic)
- Tracheitis, chronic, with laryngitis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J37.1 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 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)
- A56868Billing and Coding: Outpatient Speech Language Pathology
- A57224Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Laryngotracheitis›atrophic
- Laryngotracheitis›catarrhal
- Laryngotracheitis›chronic
- Laryngotracheitis›hypertrophic
- Laryngotracheitis›sicca
- Laryngitis›chronic›with tracheitis(chronic)
- Tracheitis›chronic›with›laryngitis(chronic)
- Tracheitis›with›laryngitis›chronic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.