J01.9 Acute sinusitis, unspecified

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applies from J01 Acute sinusitis

Includes

• acute abscess of sinus
• acute empyema of sinus
• acute infection of sinus
• acute inflammation of sinus
• acute suppuration of sinus

Excludes1 (never code together)

• sinusitis NOS (J32.9)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)

Use additional code

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

Codes under J01.9

• J01.90 Acute sinusitis, unspecified
• J01.91 Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to J01.9

Back-references to J01

• Code Also: D81.82 Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Delta Syndrome [APDS] ("other acute respiratory tract infections (J00-J06; J20-J22)")
• Use Additional: J09.X2 Influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other respiratory manifestations ("sinusitis (J01.-)")
• Use Additional: J10.1 Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations ("code for associated sinusitis, if applicable (J01.-)")
• Use Additional: J11.1 Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations ("code for associated sinusitis, if applicable (J01.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J32 Chronic sinusitis ("acute sinusitis (J01.-)")

Nearby codes

• J01.40 Acute pansinusitis, unspecified
• J01.41 Acute recurrent pansinusitis
• J01.8 Other acute sinusitis
• J01.80 Other acute sinusitis
• J01.81 Other acute recurrent sinusitis
• J01.9 Acute sinusitis, unspecified (this code)
• J01.90 Acute sinusitis, unspecified
• J01.91 Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified