Section
J03
Acute tonsillitis
Hierarchy
Notes
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When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Use Additional
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code, where applicable, to identify:
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exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- Z77.22 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)
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exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- P96.81 Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period
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history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- Z87.891 Personal history of nicotine dependence
- Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
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tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- F17 Nicotine dependence
- Z72.0 Tobacco use
Excludes 1
J03
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acute sore throat (J02.-)
- J02 Acute pharyngitis
- J35.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils
- J36 Peritonsillar abscess
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sore throat NOS (J02.9)
- J02.9 Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
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streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
- J02.0 Streptococcal pharyngitis
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
- J44.0 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) lower respiratory infection
Excludes 2
J03
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chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)
- J35.0 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
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certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
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endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- T59.81 Toxic effect of smoke
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symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)