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Acute tonsillitis J03
Acute tonsillitis J03-
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as J03. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- acute sore throat (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02
- J02 Acute pharyngitis
- J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
- J02.8 Acute pharyngitis due to other specified orga...
- J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
- hypertrophy of tonsils (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J35.1
Hypertrophy of tonsils
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- hypertrophy of tonsils with tonsillitis (J35.0-)
- peritonsillar abscess (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J36
Peritonsillar abscess
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Includes- abscess of tonsil
- peritonsillar cellulitis
- quinsy
Type 1 Excludes- acute tonsillitis (J03.-)
- chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
- retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
- tonsillitis NOS (J03.9-)
Use Additional- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
- sore throat NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.9
Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Gangrenous pharyngitis (acute)
- Infective pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Pharyngitis (acute) NOS
- Sore throat (acute) NOS
- Suppurative pharyngitis (acute)
- Ulcerative pharyngitis (acute)
- streptococcal sore throat (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J02.0
Streptococcal pharyngitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Septic pharyngitis
- Streptococcal sore throat
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (J03) and the excluded code together.
Clinical Information
- An acute inflammation of the tonsils caused by viruses or bacteria. Signs and symptoms include fever, enlargement of the tonsils, difficulty swallowing, and enlargement of the regional lymph nodes.
Codes
- J03 Acute tonsillitis
- 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
