J34.8 — Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
Is J34.8 billable?
No — J34.8 is a non-billable header code. J34.8 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 J34.8.
Billable codes under this header
- J34.81Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)
- J34.89Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
- J34.829Nasal valve collapse, unspecified
- J34.830Odontogenic sinusitis, maxillary sinus
- J34.831Odontogenic sinusitis, ethmoid sinus
- J34.832Odontogenic sinusitis, frontal sinus
- J34.833Odontogenic sinusitis, sphenoid sinus
- J34.839Odontogenic sinusitis, unspecified
- J34.8200Internal nasal valve collapse, unspecified
- J34.8201Internal nasal valve collapse, static
- J34.8202Internal nasal valve collapse, dynamic
- J34.8210External nasal valve collapse, unspecified
- J34.8211External nasal valve collapse, static
- J34.8212External nasal valve collapse, dynamic
J34.8 at a glance
| Code | J34.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 10
Report an additional code alongside J34.8 to fully describe the condition. J34.8 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J34.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J34.8 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from J34
The conditions below are not part of J34.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J34.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- varicose ulcer of nasal septum (I86.8)
What codes fall under J34.8? (4)
How long has J34.8 existed?
J34.8 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.