J39.0✓ Billable
Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
Inclusion Terms
- •Peripharyngeal abscess
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •peritonsillar abscess (J36)
Code Hierarchy
┌10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)├J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)├J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
└J39.0Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess
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