J00 – Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Acute upper respiratory infections
ICD-10-CM code
J00
- Code
J00(claims format:J00)- Description
- Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
- Billable
- Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
- Valid for
- Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
- Chapter
- 10. Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Block
- J00-J06 Acute upper respiratory infections
Notes for J00
Applicable to:
- Acute rhinitis
- Coryza (acute)
- Infective nasopharyngitis NOS
- Infective rhinitis
- Nasal catarrh, acute
- Nasopharyngitis NOS
Excludes1 (not coded here):
Notes inherited from parent codes
Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.
Block J00-J06
Excludes1 (not coded here):
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
Index terms for J00
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Cold
- Coryza
- Cold, head
- Cold, virus
- Cold, common
- Common, cold
- Cold, symptoms
- Nasopharyngitis
- Rhinitis, acute
- Fever, catarrhal
- Catarrh, catarrhal
- Symptoms NEC, cold
- Rhinitis, infective
- Rhinitis, pneumococcal
- Symptoms NEC, viral cold
- Postnasal drip, due to, common cold
- Drip, postnasal, due to, common cold
- Catarrh, catarrhal, nasopharyngeal, acute
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, catarrhal
- Infection, infected, infective, respiratory, rhinovirus
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code J00?
J00 is the ICD-10-CM code for acute nasopharyngitis [common cold], in the block J00-J06 (Acute upper respiratory infections).
Is J00 a billable code?
Yes. J00 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.