Diagnosis Code: 474.02

Short Description: Chronic tonsils&adenoids

Long Description: Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
  • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
    • 474 Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids
      • 474.02 Chronic tonsils&adenoids

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 474.02 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Adenoiditis 474.01
  • chronic 474.01
    • with chronic tonsillitis 474.02

• Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
  • tonsil (faucial) (infective) (lingual) (lymphoid) 474.11
    • with
      • tonsillitis 474.00
        • and adenoiditis 474.02

• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • adenoid (chronic) 474.01
    • and tonsil (chronic) 474.02
      • acute or subacute 463
  • focal
    • tonsils 474.00
      • and adenoids 474.02
  • tonsil (faucial) (lingual) (pharyngeal) 474.00
    • and adenoid 474.02

• Septic - see also condition
  • adenoids 474.01
    • and tonsils 474.02
  • tonsils 474.00
    • and adenoids 474.02

Crosswalk Information

The code 474.02 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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