ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J03.01
Acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis
Diseases of the respiratory system
Quick facts
- Code
- J03.01
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J03 — Acute tonsillitis
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J03.01 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in J03
- J03Acute tonsillitis
- J03.0Streptococcal tonsillitis
- J03.00Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
- 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
- J03.9Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
- J03.90Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
- J03.91Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified
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