Diagnosis Code

J32.9 CHRONIC SINUSITIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J32.9

Short Description: Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

Long Description: Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

The code J32.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
      • Chronic sinusitis (J32)
        • J32.9 Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of bone of accessory sinus
  • Abscess of nasal sinus
  • Bacterial sinusitis
  • Bacterial sinusitis
  • Bacterial sinusitis
  • Chronic recurrent sinusitis
  • Chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Chronic sinusitis
  • Cranial neuropathy due to sinusitis
  • Eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis
  • Fistula of nasal sinus
  • Fungal sinusitis
  • Fungal sinusitis
  • Invasive fungal infection
  • Invasive fungal sinusitis
  • Nasal infection
  • Obstructive sinusitis
  • Recurrent sinusitis
  • Rhinosinusitis
  • Sinusitis
  • Sinusitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae
  • Sinusitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Sinusitis co-occurrent with nasal polyps
  • Suppurative sinusitis with complications
  • Viral sinusitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J32.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Otitis Media And Uri With Mcc (152)
  • Otitis Media And Uri Without Mcc (153)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J32.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Sinusitis (chronic) NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J32.9 Right Arrow 473.9 Chronic sinusitis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J32 Chronic sinusitis
J32.0 Chronic maxillary sinusitis
J32.1 Chronic frontal sinusitis
J32.2 Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis
J32.3 Chronic sphenoidal sinusitis
J32.4 Chronic pansinusitis
J32.8 Other chronic sinusitis


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023