2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J03.90

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Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

  • J03.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM J03.90 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J03.90 – other international versions of ICD-10 J03.90 may differ.

The following code(s) above J03.90 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to J03.90:

  • J00-J99  Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J00-J06  Acute upper respiratory infections
  • J03  Acute tonsillitis
  • J03.9  Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

Approximate Synonyms

  • Acute adenoiditis
  • Acute tonsillitis
  • Adenoiditis, acute
  • Lingular tonsillitis
  • Tonsillitis
  • Tonsillitis, lingual

Clinical Information

  • An acute inflammation of the tonsils caused by viruses or bacteria. Signs and symptoms include fever, enlargement of the tonsils, difficulty swallowing, and enlargement of the regional lymph nodes.

ICD-10-CM J03.90 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):

  • 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
  • 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
  • 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
  • 152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
  • 153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert J03.90 to ICD-9-CMCode 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J03.90:

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