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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 475

Peritonsillar abscess

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  • An abscess in the peritonsillar tissue extending into the tonsil capsule, resulting from suppuration of the tonsil. (Dorland, 27th ed)
  • 475 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 475 contains 17 index entries

475 also known as:

  • Abscess of tonsil
  • Peritonsillar cellulitis
  • Quinsy

475 excludes:

  • tonsillitis:

Index entries containing 475:

Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
  • circumtonsillar 475
  • intratonsillar 475
  • lingual 529.0
    • tonsil 475
  • peritonsillar 475
  • posttonsillar 475
  • tonsil(s) (lingual) 475
  • tonsillopharyngeal 475
Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9
  • phlegmonous 475
  • tonsil 475
Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
  • peritonsillar 475
  • tonsil 475
Cynanche
  • tonsillaris 475
Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
  • quinsy 475
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
  • peritonsillar tissue 474.8
    • due to infection 475
Peritonsillitis 475
Quinsy (gangrenous) 475
Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral) 463
  • parenchymatous 475