J03Non-billable (header)

Acute tonsillitis

Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • acute sore throat (J02.-)
  • hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
  • peritonsillar abscess (J36)
  • sore throat NOS (J02.9)
  • streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)

Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)

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