J31.0 Chronic rhinitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Atrophic rhinitis (chronic)
• Granulomatous rhinitis (chronic)
• Hypertrophic rhinitis (chronic)
• Obstructive rhinitis (chronic)
• Ozena
• Purulent rhinitis (chronic)
• Rhinitis (chronic) NOS
• Ulcerative rhinitis (chronic)

Excludes1 (never code together)

• allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)
• vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 152-153 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 472.0 Chronic rhinitis

Code annotations containing back-references to J31.0

Back-references to J31.0

• Type 1 Excludes: J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] ("rhinitis NOS (J31.0)")
• Type 2 Excludes: J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold] ("chronic rhinitis (J31.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J30 Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis ("rhinitis NOS (J31.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J31.0

• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › rhinitis
• Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation) › chronic
• Congestion, congestive › catarrhal
• Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) › catarrhal (acute) › chronic
• Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › rhinitis (turbinate)
• Ozena
• Rhinitis (atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative)

Nearby codes

• J31 Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
• J31.0 Chronic rhinitis (this code)
• J31.1 Chronic nasopharyngitis
• J31.2 Chronic pharyngitis