J34.2 Deviated nasal septum

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Deflection or deviation of septum (nasal) (acquired)

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital deviated nasal septum (Q67.4)

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) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 470 Deviated nasal septum

Code annotations containing back-references to J34.2

Back-references to J34.2

• Code First: J34.82 Nasal valve collapse ("deviated nasal septum (J34.2)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M95.0 Acquired deformity of nose ("deviated nasal septum (J34.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J34.2

• Crooked septum, nasal
• Deflection › septum (acquired) (nasal) (nose)
• Deflection › turbinate (nose)
• Deformity › nose (acquired) (cartilage) › septum (acquired)
• Deformity › septum, nasal (acquired)
• Deviation (in) › nasal septum
• Deviation (in) › septum (nasal) (acquired)
• Dislocation (articular) › septum (nasal) (old)
• Irregular, irregularity › septum (nasal)

Nearby codes

• J34 Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
• J34.0 Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose
• J34.1 Cyst and mucocele of nose and nasal sinus
• J34.2 Deviated nasal septum (this code)
• J34.3 Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
• J34.8 Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
• J34.81 Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)
• J34.82 Nasal valve collapse
• J34.820 Internal nasal valve collapse