2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J03.8

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Acute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms

  • J03.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM J03.8 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J03.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 J03.8 may differ.

Use Additional

  • code (B95-B97 ) to identify infectious agent.

Type 1 Excludes

  • diphtheritic tonsillitis (A36.0)
  • herpesviral pharyngotonsillitis (B00.2)
  • streptococcal tonsillitis (J03.0)
  • tuberculous tonsillitis (A15.8)
  • Vincent’s tonsillitis (A69.1)

The following code(s) above J03.8 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to J03.8:

  • J00-J99  Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J00-J06  Acute upper respiratory infections
  • J03  Acute tonsillitis

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
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