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J03

Acute tonsillitis

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 10. Diseases of the respiratory system

Section: J00-J06 - Acute upper respiratory infections

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with J03

  • acute sore throat (J02.-)
  • J35.1 - hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
  • J36 - peritonsillar abscess (J36)
  • J02.9 - sore throat NOS (J02.9)
  • J02.0 - streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • J35.0 - chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)

Specific Codes (3)

J03.0Category

Streptococcal tonsillitis

J03.8Category

Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

J03.9Category

Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

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