ICD-10 code: J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids

Your tonsils and adenoids have become enlarged.

The palate is the roof of the mouth. The front of the palate consists of a bone plate, the hard palate. At the rear, the palate transitions into the soft palate. At the back of the palate, in the middle, hangs the uvula. To the side of this are the palatine arches.The tonsils are to the right and left behind the palatine arch.

The throat begins behind the mouth and nose. The throat connects the mouth and nose with the trachea (windpipe) and gullet. The adenoids are in the top part of the throat, at the transition of the nose into the throat.

The tonsils are part of our body’s immune system.

In your case, the cells in the tonsils and adenoids have multiplied. The tonsils and adenoids have thus become enlarged. You may therefore have difficulty swallowing. Breathing through the nose may also be difficult.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

• G: Confirmed diagnosis
• V: Tentative diagnosis
• Z: Condition after
• A: Excluded diagnosis
• L: Left
• R: Right
• B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
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