J35.2

Hypertrophy of adenoids

Billable / specific

J35.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Enlargement of adenoids

Includes (from J35)

  • Note: When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • hypertrophy of adenoids with adenoiditis (J35.0-)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J35)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J35)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J35)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J35)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J35)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J35)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J35)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J35)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J35)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, where applicable, to identify: (from J35)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J35)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J35)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J35)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J35)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J35)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J35)

Also known as

  • Enlargement of adenoids
  • Enlargement, enlarged, adenoids
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic, adenoids
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, adenoids
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, nasopharynx, lymphoid
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, pharyngeal tonsil
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, pharynx, lymphoid

Parent code

  • J35Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoidsHeader

Related codes

  • J35.0Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditisHeader
  • J35.1Hypertrophy of tonsilsBillable
  • J35.3Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoidsBillable
  • J35.8Other chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoidsBillable
  • J35.9Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, unspecifiedBillable

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