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J01

Non-billable

Acute sinusitis

Acute sinusitis

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

J00-J06

Child Codes

7

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • acute abscess of sinus
  • acute empyema of sinus
  • acute infection of sinus
  • acute inflammation of sinus
  • acute suppuration of sinus

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
  • sinusitis NOS (J32.9)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Child Codes (7)

J01.0

Acute maxillary sinusitis

J01.1

Acute frontal sinusitis

J01.2

Acute ethmoidal sinusitis

J01.3

Acute sphenoidal sinusitis

J01.4

Acute pansinusitis

J01.8

Other acute sinusitis

J01.9

Acute sinusitis, unspecified

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code J01?

ICD-10-CM code J01 represents "Acute sinusitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is J01 a billable code?

No, J01 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under J01.

What chapter is J01 in?

J01 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).

What codes cannot be used with J01?

J01 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0); sinusitis NOS (J32.9).

What are the subcategories under J01?

J01 has 7 child codes, including: J01.0 (Acute maxillary sinusitis), J01.1 (Acute frontal sinusitis), J01.2 (Acute ethmoidal sinusitis), J01.3 (Acute sphenoidal sinusitis), and 3 more.

Are additional codes required with J01?

Yes, when using J01 you should also code: code, where applicable, to identify:; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0); code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent..

What are the UMLS CUIs for J01?

J01 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0149512, C0264228, C0264229, C4290183. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.