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J32

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Chronic sinusitis

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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✅ Includes

  • • sinus abscess
  • • sinus empyema
  • • sinus infection
  • • sinus suppuration

📋 Code Instructions

  • • code to identify:
  • • infectious agent (B95-B97)

⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

  • • acute sinusitis (J01.-)

Child Codes (7)

J32.0Chronic maxillary sinusitisJ32.1Chronic frontal sinusitisJ32.2Chronic ethmoidal sinusitisJ32.3Chronic sphenoidal sinusitisJ32.4Chronic pansinusitisJ32.8Other chronic sinusitisJ32.9Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

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Code Information

CodeJ32
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryDiseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)
Child codes7

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)