Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 474.10
Hypertrophy of tonsil with adenoids
  • Short description: HYPERTROPHY T AND A.
  • ICD-9-CM 474.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 474.10 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 474.10 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
Approximate Synonyms
  • Hypertrophy (enlargement) of tonsil and adenoid
  • Hypertrophy of both palatine AND pharyngeal tonsils
  • Hypertrophy of tonsil and adenoid
  • Hypertrophy of tonsils AND adenoids
  • Tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 474.10:
  • Enlargement, enlarged - see also Hypertrophy
    • adenoids 474.12
      • and tonsils 474.10
    • tonsils 474.11
      • and adenoids 474.10
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
    • adenoids (lymphoid tissue) 474.12
      • and tonsils 474.10
    • tonsil (lymphoid tissue) 474.11
      • and adenoids 474.10
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • adenoids (infectional) 474.12
      • and tonsils (faucial) (infective) (lingual) (lymphoid) 474.10
    • tonsil (faucial) (infective) (lingual) (lymphoid) 474.11
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