What Is the Icd 10 Code for Acute Tonsillitis

J03. 90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM

What is the code of tonsillitis?

ICD-10 code J03. 9 for Acute tonsillitis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range – Diseases of the respiratory system .

How do you code acute and chronic tonsillitis?

  1. J03.0 Streptococcal tonsillitis. J03.00 Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified. …
  2. J03.8 Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms. J03.80 Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms. …
  3. J03.9 Acute tonsillitis, unspecified. J03.90 Acute tonsillitis, unspecified.
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