J03Non-billable (header)

Acute tonsillitis

Related Codes· Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)

J00Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]J01Acute sinusitisJ02Acute pharyngitisJ04Acute laryngitis and tracheitisJ05Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitisJ06Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecifi…

Sub-codes of J03(3)

J03 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

J03.0Streptococcal tonsillitisHeaderJ03.8Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organismsHeaderJ03.9Acute tonsillitis, unspecifiedHeader

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •acute sore throat (J02.-)
  • •hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
  • •peritonsillar abscess (J36)
  • •sore throat NOS (J02.9)
  • •streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)

Code Hierarchy

┌10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)├J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)├J03Acute tonsillitis
└J03Acute tonsillitis

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