ICD-10-CM › J00-J99 › J00-J06 › J03 Acute tonsillitis › J03.0
J03.0
Streptococcal tonsillitis
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Streptococcal tonsillitis
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from J03 Acute tonsillitis
Excludes1 - never coded here
- acute sore throat (J02.-)
- hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
- peritonsillar abscess (J36)
- sore throat NOS (J02.9)
- streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
Excludes2 - not included here
- chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
Inherited from the J00-J06 section Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| J03.8 | Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms | Not billable |
| J03.9 | Acute tonsillitis, unspecified | Not billable |