Diagnosis Code

J03.01 ACUTE RECURRENT STREPTOCOCCAL TONSILLITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J03.01

Short Description: Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis

Long Description: Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis

The code J03.01 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
      • Acute tonsillitis (J03)
        • J03.01 Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute bacterial pharyngitis
  • Acute bacterial tonsillitis
  • Acute tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus
  • Recurrent acute streptococcal tonsillitis
  • Recurrent acute tonsillitis
  • Recurrent bacterial infection
  • Recurrent upper respiratory tract infection
  • Streptococcal sore throat
  • Streptococcal tonsillitis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J03.01 Right Arrow 034.0 Strep sore throat

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J03 Acute tonsillitis
J03.0 Streptococcal tonsillitis
J03.00 Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
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


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023