Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 463
Acute tonsillitis
  • ICD-9-CM 463 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 463 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).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 463.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 463 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM J03.90 Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute adenoiditis
  • Adenoiditis, acute
  • Lingual tonsillitis
  • Lingular tonsillitis
  • Recurrent acute tonsillitis
  • Tonsillitis
  • Tonsillitis, lingual
463 Excludes
  • chronic tonsillitis (474.0)
  • hypertrophy of tonsils (474.1)
  • peritonsillar abscess [quinsy] (475)
  • sore throat:
  • streptococcal tonsillitis (034.0)
Applies To
  • Tonsillitis (acute):
    • NOS
    • follicular
    • gangrenous
    • infective
    • pneumococcal
    • septic
    • staphylococcal
    • suppurative
    • ulcerative
    • viral
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 463:
  • Adenoiditis 474.01
    • acute 463
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • tonsillitis (acute) 463
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • adenoid (chronic) 474.01
      • acute 463
      • and tonsil (chronic) 474.02
        • acute or subacute 463
    • tonsil (faucial) (lingual) (pharyngeal) 474.00
  • Tonsillitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (follicular) (gangrenous) (infective) (lacunar) (lingual) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (subacute) (suppurative) (toxic) (ulcerative) (vesicular) (viral) 463
    • with influenza, flu, or grippe 487.1
    • diphtheritic (membranous) 032.0
    • parenchymatous 475
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 012.8
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