1. J35 Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids

    1. J35.0 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis

      1. J35.01 Chronic tonsillitis

      2. J35.02 Chronic adenoiditis

      3. J35.03 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis

    2. J35.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Enlargement of tonsils
    3. J35.2 Hypertrophy of adenoids

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Enlargement of adenoids
    4. J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids

    5. J35.8 Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Adenoid vegetations
      • Amygdalolith
      • Calculus, tonsil
      • Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)
      • Tonsillar tag
      • Ulcer of tonsil
    6. J35.9 Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Disease (chronic) of tonsils and adenoids NOS
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.