J03.90 ACUTE TONSILLITIS, UNSPECIFIED

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J03.90

Short Description: Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

Long Description: Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

The code J03.90 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
- Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
  - Acute tonsillitis (J03)
    - J03.90 Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Acute adenoiditis
Acute catarrhal tonsillitis
Acute erythematous tonsillitis
Acute follicular tonsillitis
Acute gangrenous pharyngitis
Acute gangrenous tonsillitis
Acute glossitis
Acute infection of tonsillar remnant
Acute infective adenoiditis
Acute lingual tonsillitis
Acute tonsillitis
Acute ulcerative pharyngitis
Acute ulcerative tonsillitis
Acute viral pharyngitis
Acute viral tonsillitis
Adenoiditis
Adenoiditis
Bacterial tonsillitis
Exudative pharyngitis
Follicular tonsillitis
Gangrenous pharyngitis
Gangrenous pharyngitis
Gangrenous tonsillitis
Inflamed tonsils
Lingular tonsillitis
Pharyngotonsillitis
Suppurative tonsillitis
Tonsillitis
Ulcer of pharynx
Ulcer of pharynx
Ulcer of tonsil
Ulcer of tonsil
Ulcerative pharyngitis
Ulcerative pharyngitis
Ulcerative tonsillitis
Viral tonsillitis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
J03.90		463	Acute tonsillitis

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
J03.01	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
J03.91	Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified

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

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