J03.8

Non-Billable
ChapterJ00–J99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • diphtheritic tonsillitis (A36.0)
  • herpesviral pharyngotonsillitis (B00.2)
  • streptococcal tonsillitis (J03.0)
  • tuberculous tonsillitis (A15.8)
  • Vincent's tonsillitis (A69.1)
Use Additional Code
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
J03Acute tonsillitis
J03.8Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
J03.80Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
J03.81Acute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to J03.8:

categoryJ03
Acute tonsillitis
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blockJ00-J06
Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
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chapterCH10
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to J03.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

8 raw paths
Adenoiditis (chronic)4 unique routes
acute(4 variants)
specified organism NEC→J03.8(2 variants)
recurrent→J03.8
staphylococcal→J03.8(2 variants)
recurrent→J03.8
Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (parenchymatous) (phlegmonous) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral)4 unique routes
specified organism NEC→J03.8(2 variants)
recurrent→J03.8
staphylococcal→J03.8(2 variants)
recurrent→J03.8

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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