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J36

Peritonsillar abscess

Billable

Chapter: 10. Diseases of the respiratory system

Section: J30-J39 - Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

Coding Guidelines

Includes

abscess of tonsil
peritonsillar cellulitis
quinsy

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with J36

acute tonsillitis (J03.-)
J35.0 - chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
J39.0 - retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
tonsillitis NOS (J03.9-)

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

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