J01 — Acute sinusitis
Is J01 billable?
No — J01 is a non-billable header code. J01 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 14 billable codes beneath J01.
Billable codes under this header
- J01.00Acute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.01Acute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
- J01.10Acute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.11Acute recurrent frontal sinusitis
- J01.20Acute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.21Acute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
- J01.30Acute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.31Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
- J01.40Acute pansinusitis, unspecified
- J01.41Acute recurrent pansinusitis
- J01.80Other acute sinusitis
- J01.81Other acute recurrent sinusitis
- J01.90Acute sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.91Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
J01 at a glance
| Code | J01 |
|---|---|
| Description | Acute sinusitis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with J01 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- sinusitis NOS (J32.9)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside J01 to fully describe the condition. J01 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of J01, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J01 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)
Includes
Conditions classified to J01.
- acute abscess of sinus
- acute empyema of sinus
- acute infection of sinus
- acute inflammation of sinus
- acute suppuration of sinus
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from J00-J06
The conditions below can never be reported together with J01 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 10
Report an additional code alongside J01 to fully describe the condition. J01 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J01, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J01 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under J01? (7)
How long has J01 existed?
J01 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with J01?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with J01 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.