J01
Acute sinusitis
Non-billableCategory
Coding Guidelines
Includes
- acute abscess of sinus
- acute empyema of sinus
- acute infection of sinus
- acute inflammation of sinus
- acute suppuration of sinus
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with J01
- J32.9 - sinusitis NOS (J32.9)
Excludes2 (Not Included Here)
These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented
- J32.0-J328 - chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)
Use Additional Code
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
