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ICD-10-CM Code for Acute sinusitis J01

ICD-10 code J01 for Acute sinusitis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Acute sinusitis
Includes: acute abscess of sinus
acute empyema of sinus
acute infection of sinus
acute inflammation of sinus
acute suppuration of sinus
Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes1: sinusitis NOS (J32.9)
Excludes2: chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)
 
J01 Acute sinusitis
Child Code
Acute maxillary sinusitis
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Acute frontal sinusitis
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Acute ethmoidal sinusitis
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Acute sphenoidal sinusitis
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Acute pansinusitis
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Other acute sinusitis
Child Code
Acute sinusitis, unspecified

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Acute sinusitis
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Correct code for more than one sinusitis
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