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474.00 - Chronic Tonsillitis


The ICD 9 Code for Chronic tonsillitis is listed as 474.00.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 474.00
Long Description: Chronic tonsillitis
Short Description: Chronic tonsillitis
Chapter: Diseases Of The Respiratory System
Block: Other Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract (470-478)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: J35.01 - Chronic tonsillitis
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 474.00:
474.01 - Chronic adenoiditis
474.02 - Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis