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Diagnosis Code

J35.1 HYPERTROPHY OF TONSILS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J35.1

Short Description: Hypertrophy of tonsils

Long Description: Hypertrophy of tonsils

The code J35.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
      • Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids (J35)
        • J35.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Enlarged tonsil
  • Enlargement of left tonsil
  • Enlargement of right tonsil
  • Finding of size of tonsil
  • Finding of size of tonsil
  • Finding of size of tonsil
  • Finding of size of tonsil
  • Finding of size of tonsil
  • Hyperplasia of tonsils
  • Hypertrophy of tonsils
  • Large tonsils

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J35.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Enlargement of tonsils
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • hypertrophy of tonsils with tonsillitis (@J35.0*-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J35.1 Right Arrow 474.11 Hypertrophy tonsils

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
J35 Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
J35.0 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
J35.01 Chronic tonsillitis
J35.02 Chronic adenoiditis
J35.03 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
J35.2 Hypertrophy of adenoids
J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
J35.8 Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
J35.9 Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified

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

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