J03 ACUTE TONSILLITIS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J03
  • Short Description: Acute tonsillitis
  • Long Description: Acute tonsillitis
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J03 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J03 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • acute sore throat (@J02*.-)
    • hypertrophy of tonsils (@J35.1*)
    • peritonsillar abscess (@J36*)
    • sore throat NOS (@J02.9*)
    • streptococcal sore throat (@J02.0*)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • chronic tonsillitis (@J35.0*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J03.0 Streptococcal tonsillitis
J03.00 Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
J03.01 Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis
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: 10/1/2025
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