J03.9
Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where J03.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- J03 Parent Acute tonsillitis
- J03.9 This code Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Follicular tonsillitis (acute)
Inclusion Terms
Gangrenous tonsillitis (acute)
Inclusion Terms
Infective tonsillitis (acute)
Inclusion Terms
Tonsillitis (acute) NOS
Inclusion Terms
Ulcerative tonsillitis (acute)
More Specific Codes
2 codes under J03.9
Version History
How J03.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAcute tonsillitis, unspecified
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAcute tonsillitis, unspecified
Related Codes
Other codes under J03
Codes whose official notes reference J03.9
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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