J35.8 Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Adenoid vegetations
• Amygdalolith
• Calculus, tonsil
• Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)
• Tonsillar tag
• Ulcer of tonsil

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 474.2 Adenoid vegetations (approximate)
• 474.8 Other chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for J35.8

• Amygdalolith
• Calculus, calculi, calculous › tonsil
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › adenoid (and tonsil)
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › tonsil (and adenoid)
• Concretion › tonsil
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › adenoid (infected)
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › tonsil
• Growth (fungoid) (neoplastic) (new) › adenoid (vegetative)
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › adenoid
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › peritonsillar tissue
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › tonsil
• Keratosis › tonsillaris
• Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) › tonsil
• Plica › tonsil
• Remnant › tonsil
• Rupture, ruptured › tonsil
• Tag (hypertrophied skin) (infected) › adenoid
• Tag (hypertrophied skin) (infected) › tonsil
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › peritonsillar
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › tonsil
• Vegetation, vegetative › adenoid (nasal fossa)

Nearby codes

• J35.02 Chronic adenoiditis
• J35.03 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
• J35.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils
• J35.2 Hypertrophy of adenoids
• J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
• J35.8 Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids (this code)
• J35.9 Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecified