J34.0 Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
- Cellulitis of nose
- Necrosis of nose
- Ulceration of nose
Applies from J34 Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
Excludes2 (not included here)
- varicose ulcer of nasal septum (I86.8)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 154-156 in MDC 03.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
478.19 Other disease of nasal cavity and sinuses (approximate)
Code annotations containing back-references to J34.0
Back-references to J34.0
- Type 2 Excludes:
L02.0 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face ("abscess of nose (J34.0)") - Type 2 Excludes:
L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis ("cellulitis of nose (J34.0)") - Type 2 Excludes:
L03.211 Cellulitis of face ("cellulitis of nose (internal) (J34.0)")
Diagnosis Index entries for J34.0
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › nose (external) (fossa) (septum)
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › postnasal
- Carbuncle › nose (external) (septum)
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › nose (septum) (external)
- Furuncle › nose
- Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) › nose
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › nose, nasal (passage) (infective) (septum)
Nearby codes
J34 Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinusesJ34.0 Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose (this code)J34.1 Cyst and mucocele of nose and nasal sinusJ34.2 Deviated nasal septumJ34.3 Hypertrophy of nasal turbinatesJ34.8 Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinusesJ34.81 Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)