461.1 AC FRONTAL SINUSITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 461.1

Short Description: Ac frontal sinusitis

Long Description: Acute frontal sinusitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Acute respiratory infections (460-466)
      • 461 Acute sinusitis
        • 461.1 Ac frontal sinusitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 461.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • frontal sinus (chronic) 473.1
      • acute 461.1
  • Sinusitis (accessory) (nasal) (hyperplastic) (nonpurulent) (purulent) (chronic) 473.9
    • acute 461.9
      • frontal 461.1
    • frontal 473.1
      • acute 461.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 461.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
461.1 Right Arrow J01.10 Acute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
461.0 Acute maxillary sinusitis
461.2 Acute ethmoidal sinusitis
461.3 Acute sphenoidal sinusitis
461.8 Other acute sinusitis
461.9 Acute sinusitis, unspecified


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