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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J03

Acute tonsillitis

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Excludes1

acute sore throat ( J02 .-)

Excludes1

hypertrophy of tonsils ( J35.1 )

Excludes1

peritonsillar abscess ( J36 )

Excludes1

sore throat NOS ( J02.9 )

Excludes1

streptococcal sore throat ( J02.0 )

Excludes2

chronic tonsillitis ( J35.0 )

More Specific Codes

3 codes under J03

Version History

How J03 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Acute tonsillitis

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Acute tonsillitis

Related Codes

Codes whose official notes reference J03

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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