Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Lump
Stone
Calculi
Cicatrix
Retained
Lithiasis
Phagedena
Sloughing
Sphacelus
Concretion
Mortification
Hyperkeratosis
Lesion > keratotic
Necrosis, necrotic
Pemphigus > gangrenous
Cellulitis > gangrenous
Lesion > hyperkeratotic
Dropsy, dropsical > gangrenous
Impaction, impacted > calculus
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > gangrenous
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > skin > with gangrene
Amygdalolith
Tag > tonsil
Cyst > tonsil
Tag > adenoid
Cyst > adenoid
Plica > tonsil
Growth > adenoid
Remnant > tonsil
Cicatrix > tonsil
Cicatrix > adenoid
Concretion > tonsil
Keratosis > tonsillaris
Rupture, ruptured > tonsil
Necrosis, necrotic > tonsil
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic > tonsil
Vegetation, vegetative > adenoid
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic > adenoid
Calculus, calculi, calculous > tonsil
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic > peritonsillar tissue

Showing 40 of 42 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
J35.0	Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis	Not billable
J35.1	Hypertrophy of tonsils	Valid
J35.2	Hypertrophy of adenoids	Valid
J35.3	Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids	Valid
J35.9	Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified	Valid