J36✓ Billable

Peritonsillar abscess

✓ Includes

  • •abscess of tonsil
  • •peritonsillar cellulitis
  • •quinsy

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •acute tonsillitis (J03.-)
  • •chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
  • •retropharyngeal abscess (J39.0)
  • •tonsillitis NOS (J03.9-)

Notes

  • ℹcode (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Code Hierarchy

┌10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)├J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)├J36Peritonsillar abscess
└J36Peritonsillar abscess

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