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J03Acute tonsillitis

Non-Billable/Non-Specific

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)

Codes

  • J03.0Streptococcal tonsillitis
    • J03.00Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
    • J03.01Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis
  • J03.8Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
    • J03.80Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
    • J03.81Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
  • J03.9Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
    • J03.90Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
    • J03.91Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified