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ICD-9-CM
463

ICD-9-CM Code 463

Official Description

Acute tonsillitis
Tonsillitis (acute): NOS, follicular, gangrenous, infective, pneumococcal, septic, staphylococcal, suppurative, ulcerative, viral
Excludes: chronic tonsillitis (474.0), hypertrophy of tonsils (474.1), peritonsillar abscess [quinsy]
(475), streptococcal tonsillitis (034.0)
sore throat: acute or NOS (462), septic (034.0)
streptococcal tonsillitis (034.0)
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