J03 – Acute tonsillitis
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
acute sore throat (J02.-)
hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
peritonsillar abscess (J36)
sore throat NOS (J02.9)
streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
Tyoe 2 Excludes
chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
Child Codes
Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| J00-J99 | Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) |
| J00-J06 | Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06) |
| J03 |
Acute tonsillitis
Type 1 Excludes
acute sore throat (J02.-)
hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
peritonsillar abscess (J36)
sore throat NOS (J02.9)
streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
Type 2 Excludes
chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
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| J03.0 | Streptococcal tonsillitis |
| J03.00 | Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified |
| J03.01 | Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis |
| J03.8 | Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms |
| J03.80 | Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms |
| J03.81 | Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms |
| J03.9 | Acute tonsillitis, unspecified |
| J03.90 | Acute tonsillitis, unspecified |
| J03.91 | Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified |