J03.8Non-billable (header)
Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •diphtheritic tonsillitis (A36.0)
- •herpesviral pharyngotonsillitis (B00.2)
- •streptococcal tonsillitis (J03.0)
- •tuberculous tonsillitis (A15.8)
- •Vincent's tonsillitis (A69.1)
Notes
- ℹcode (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Code Hierarchy
┌10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)├J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)├J03Acute tonsillitis
└J03.8Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
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