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J31 ICD-10-CA category: Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis

J31 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 3 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

J31

Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in J31

J31 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

J31.0Chronic rhinitisJ31.1Chronic nasopharyngitisJ31.2Chronic pharyngitis

Notes for J31

As CIHI prints them, with any note J31 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Note

  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g., tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).From Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Where J31 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. 2Block J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
  3. 3Category J31Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See J31 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is J31 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. J31 (Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 3 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is J31 in ICD-10-CA?

J31 sits under J30-J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract, within Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99).

What coding notes apply to J31?

ICD-10-CA lists Note, Excludes notes for J31, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside J31

J30Vasomotor and allergic rhinitisJ32Chronic sinusitisJ33Nasal polypJ34Other disorders of nose and nasal sinusesJ35Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoidsJ36Peritonsillar abscessJ37Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitisJ38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classifiedJ39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract