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J35.8 – Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids

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Coding Notes

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Applicable To

Adenoid vegetations
Amygdalolith
Calculus, tonsil
Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)
Tonsillar tag
Ulcer of tonsil

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Adenoid vegetations
Fs: 10000 – Other chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH MCC
TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC
TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC
OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC
OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH CC
OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Amygdalolith J35.8
Calculus, calculi, calculous
tonsil J35.8
Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) See also Scar L90.5
adenoid (and tonsil) J35.8
tonsil (and adenoid) J35.8
Concretion See also Calculus
tonsil J35.8
Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
adenoid (infected) J35.8
tonsil J35.8
Growth (fungoid) (neoplastic) (new) See also Neoplasm
adenoid (vegetative) J35.8
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
adenoid J35.8
peritonsillar tissue J35.8
tonsil J35.8
Keratosis L57.0
tonsillaris J35.8
Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) See also Gangrene
tonsil J35.8
Plica
tonsil J35.8
Remnant
tonsil J35.8
Rupture, ruptured
tonsil J35.8
Tag (hypertrophied skin) (infected) L91.8
adenoid J35.8
tonsil J35.8
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
peritonsillar J35.8
tonsil J35.8
Vegetation, vegetative
adenoid (nasal fossa) J35.8

Sibling Codes

Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
Hypertrophy of tonsils
Hypertrophy of adenoids
Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified

Parent Sibling Codes

Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis
Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
Chronic sinusitis
Nasal polyp
Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
Peritonsillar abscess
Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract

View in Tabular

Code Title
J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
J30-J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
J35 Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
J35.8 Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
Applicable to
Adenoid vegetations
Amygdalolith
Calculus, tonsil
Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)
Tonsillar tag
Ulcer of tonsil