J35.2

J35.2: Hypertrophy of adenoids

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J35.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hypertrophy of adenoids. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check J35.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

hypertrophy of adenoids with adenoiditis (J35.0-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Enlargement of adenoids

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Enlargement, enlarged›adenoids
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic›adenoids
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›adenoids(infective)
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›nasopharynx, lymphoid(infectional) (tissue) (wall)
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›pharyngeal tonsil
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›pharynx›lymphoid(infectional) (tissue) (wall)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J35