J35.8 OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES OF TONSILS AND ADENOIDS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J35.8
  • Short Description: Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
  • Long Description: Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J35.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Adenoid vegetations
  • Amygdalolith
  • Bilateral palatine tonsil hyperemia
  • Bleeding of pharynx
  • Cicatrix of adenoid
  • Cicatrix of tonsil
  • Congestion of throat
  • Cryptic tonsil
  • Cyst of pharynx
  • Cyst of pharynx
  • Cyst of pharynx
  • Cyst of tonsil
  • Discharge of tonsil
  • Exudate on tonsils
  • Finding of size of tonsil
  • Hemorrhage of right tonsil
  • Hyperemia of pharynx
  • Peritonsillar cyst
  • Pharyngeal hemorrhage
  • Remnant adenoids
  • Size of adenoids - finding
  • Small adenoids
  • Small tonsils
  • Tonsil asymmetry
  • Tonsil congested
  • Tonsillar debris
  • Tonsillar hemorrhage
  • Tonsillar remnants
  • Tonsillar retention cyst
  • Tonsillar tag
  • Tonsils meet in middle
  • Ulcer of pharynx
  • Ulcer of pharynx
  • Ulcer of tonsil
  • Ulcer of tonsil due to amygdalolith

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J35.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Mcc (154)
  2. Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses With Cc (155)
  3. Other Ear, Nose, Mouth And Throat Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (156)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J35.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Adenoid vegetations
    • Amygdalolith
    • Calculus, tonsil
    • Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)
    • Tonsillar tag
    • Ulcer of tonsil

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J35.8 Right Arrow 474.2 Adenoid vegetations
474.8 Chr T & A dis NEC
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
J35.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils
J35.2 Hypertrophy of adenoids
J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
J35.9 Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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