J34.2
BillableDeviated nasal septum
Deviated nasal septum
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Deflection or deviation of septum (nasal) (acquired)
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- congenital deviated nasal septum (Q67.4)
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)
- varicose ulcer of nasal septum (I86.8)
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Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acquired deflected nasal septum74808006
- Acquired deviated nasal septum74808006
- Deviated nasal septum126660000
- Crooked nose249316004
- Nasal deviation249316004
- Deviation of bony skeleton of nose249317008
- Nasal deviation, bone249317008
- Deviation of cartilaginous skeleton of nose249318003
- Nasal deviation, cartilage249318003
UMLS
- Crooked nasal septumC0549397
- Crooked septum of noseC0549397
- Deflected nasal septumC0549397
- Deviated SeptumC0549397
- Deviated nasal septumC0549397
- Deviated nasal septum (disorder)C0549397
- Deviated septum of noseC0549397
- Nasal septum deviationC0549397
- Septal DeviationC0549397
- deflected septumC0549397
- deviate septumC0549397
- deviated nasal septumC0549397
- deviated septumC0549397
- deviated septum nasalC0549397
- deviated septumsC0549397
- deviation nasal septumC0549397
- nasal septal deviationC0549397
- nasal septum deviationC0549397
- nose septum deviationC0549397
- septum deviatedC0549397
- Deflection or deviation of septum (nasal) (acquired)C2887435
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J34.2?
ICD-10-CM code J34.2 represents "Deviated nasal septum". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J34.2 a billable code?
Yes, J34.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J34.2 in?
J34.2 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J34.2?
J34.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital deviated nasal septum (Q67.4).
Are additional codes required with J34.2?
Yes, when using J34.2 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).
What SNOMED CT codes does J34.2 map to?
J34.2 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 74808006, 249316004, 126660000, 249317008, 249318003. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J34.2?
J34.2 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0549397, C2887435. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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