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  2. J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
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  3. J30-J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
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  4. J32- Chronic sinusitis
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  5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J32.1

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J32.1

Chronic frontal sinusitis

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  • J32.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM J32.1 became effective on October 1, 2020.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J32.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 J32.1 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Frontal sinusitis NOS
The following code(s) above J32.1 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to J32.1:
  • J00-J99
    2021 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99

    Diseases of the respiratory system

    Note
    • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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)
    Use Additional
    • 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)
    Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J32
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J32

    Chronic sinusitis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Includes
    • sinus abscess
    • sinus empyema
    • sinus infection
    • sinus suppuration
    Type 2 Excludes
    Use Additional
    • code 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)
    • infectious agent (B95-B97)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)
    Chronic sinusitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Frontal sinusitis, chronic
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of the nasal mucosa in the frontal sinus. In many cases, it is caused by an infection of the bacteria streptococcus pneumoniae or haemophilus influenzae.
ICD-10-CM J32.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
  • 152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
  • 153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert J32.1 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J32.1:
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91

    Cutaneous abscess, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    • frontal sinus J32.1 (chronic)
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • nasal sinus (mucosa) J32.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J32.9

      Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Sinusitis (chronic) NOS
      • frontal J32.1
  • Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent) J32.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J32.9

    Chronic sinusitis, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Sinusitis (chronic) NOS

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J32.1
J30.8 Other allergic rhinitis
J30.81 Allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander
J30.89 Other allergic rhinitis
J30.9 Allergic rhinitis, unspecified
J31 Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
J31.0 Chronic rhinitis
J31.1 Chronic nasopharyngitis
J31.2 Chronic pharyngitis
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
J32.9 Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
J33 Nasal polyp
J33.0 Polyp of nasal cavity
J33.1 Polypoid sinus degeneration
J33.8 Other polyp of sinus
J33.9 Nasal polyp, unspecified

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