J35.8
Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
J00-J99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)T59.81-
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 14
J35.8code
Inclusion terms
- Adenoid vegetations
- Amygdalolith
- Calculus, tonsil
- Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)
- Tonsillar tag
- Ulcer of tonsil
J00-J99chapter
Notes
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).J40
Use additional code
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)P96.81
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
- tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
Index entries leading here 15
- Tag (hypertrophied skin) (infected) L91.8
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- Vegetation, vegetative
- adenoid (nasal fossa) J35.8
- Growth (fungoid) (neoplastic) (new) — see also Neoplasm
- adenoid (vegetative) J35.8
- Amygdalolith J35.8
- Calculus, calculi, calculous
- tonsil J35.8
- Concretion — see also Calculus
- tonsil J35.8
- Keratosis L57.0
- tonsillaris J35.8
- Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) — see also Gangrene
- tonsil J35.8
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- Plica
- tonsil J35.8
- Remnant
- tonsil J35.8
- Rupture, ruptured
- tonsil J35.8
Alongside this code 5 same parent — J35
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.