All ICD10 Codes

J01

Non-Billable
ChapterJ00–J99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Acute sinusitis

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 7 non-billable)
J01.0Acute maxillary sinusitishas subcodesJ01.1Acute frontal sinusitishas subcodesJ01.2Acute ethmoidal sinusitishas subcodesJ01.3Acute sphenoidal sinusitishas subcodesJ01.4Acute pansinusitishas subcodesJ01.8Other acute sinusitishas subcodesJ01.9Acute sinusitis, unspecifiedhas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99).

CH10 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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
  • 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)

J00-J06 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • acute abscess of sinus
  • acute empyema of sinus
  • acute infection of sinus
  • acute inflammation of sinus
  • acute suppuration of sinus
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
Use Additional Code
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
J01Acute sinusitisNot billable
J01.0Acute maxillary sinusitisSubcodes
J01.1Acute frontal sinusitisSubcodes
J01.2Acute ethmoidal sinusitisSubcodes
J01.3Acute sphenoidal sinusitisSubcodes
J01.4Acute pansinusitisSubcodes
J01.8Other acute sinusitisSubcodes
J01.9Acute sinusitis, unspecifiedSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to J01:

blockJ00-J06
Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
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chapterCH10
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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