2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

J03 Acute tonsillitis

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

J03 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Acute tonsillitis.

Type 1 excludes

  • Acute sore throat (J02.-)

  • Hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)

  • Peritonsillar abscess (J36)

  • Sore throat NOS (J02.9)

  • Streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)

Type 2 excludes

  • Chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code