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ICD-10-CM category

J03: Acute tonsillitis

9 subcodes · 6 billable · Look up any code with the ICD-10 search

Codes under J03 (Acute tonsillitis). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

CodeDescriptionBillable
J03.0Streptococcal tonsillitis—
J03.00Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified✓
J03.01Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis✓
J03.8Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms—
J03.9Acute tonsillitis, unspecified—
J03.80Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms✓
J03.81Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms✓
J03.90Acute tonsillitis, unspecified✓
J03.91Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified✓

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