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J03.91

J03.91: Acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J03.91 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J03.91

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J03.9: Acute tonsillitis, unspecified

Written on J03: Acute tonsillitis

  • acute sore throat (J02.-)
  • hypertrophy of tonsils (J35.1)
  • peritonsillar abscess (J36)
  • sore throat NOS (J02.9)
  • streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J03.91

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J03: Acute tonsillitis

  • chronic tonsillitis (J35.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with J03.91

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • J36Peritonsillar abscess

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Tonsillitis›recurrent
  • Adenoiditis›acute›recurrent

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J03.9

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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