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ICD-10-CM Code for Chronic tonsillitis J35.01

ICD-10 code J35.01 for Chronic tonsillitis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Chronic tonsillitis

J35.0

Excludes2: acute tonsillitis (J03.-)

J35

Use additional code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

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