ICD-10 Code for Sinusitis
Also indexed as (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent)
The ICD-10-CM code for sinusitis is J32.9 — Chronic sinusitis, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for sinusitis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
J32.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which sinusitis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 27 codes under Sinusitis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| acute | J01.90 | Acute sinusitis, unspecified | |
| due to high altitude | T70.1 | Sinus barotrauma | not billable |
| ethmoidal | J32.2 | Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis | |
| frontal | J32.1 | Chronic frontal sinusitis | |
| involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis | J32.8 | Other chronic sinusitis | |
| maxillary | J32.0 | Chronic maxillary sinusitis | |
| odontogenic NOS | J34.839 | Odontogenic sinusitis, unspecified | |
| sphenoidal | J32.3 | Chronic sphenoidal sinusitis | |
| tuberculous, any sinus | A15.8 | Other respiratory tuberculosis |
Sinusitis acute
| ethmoidal | J01.20 | Acute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified | |
| frontal | J01.10 | Acute frontal sinusitis, unspecified | |
| involving more than one sinus, other than pansinusitis | J01.80 | Other acute sinusitis | |
| maxillary | J01.00 | Acute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified | |
| pansinusitis | J01.40 | Acute pansinusitis, unspecified | |
| recurrent | J01.91 | Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified | |
| specified NEC | J01.80 | Other acute sinusitis | |
| sphenoidal | J01.30 | Acute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified | |
| ethmoidal › recurrent | J01.21 | Acute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis | |
| frontal › recurrent | J01.11 | Acute recurrent frontal sinusitis | |
| involving more than one sinus, other than pansinusitis › recurrent | J01.81 | Other acute recurrent sinusitis | |
| maxillary › recurrent | J01.01 | Acute recurrent maxillary sinusitis | |
| pansinusitis › recurrent | J01.41 | Acute recurrent pansinusitis | |
| specified NEC › recurrent | J01.81 | Other acute recurrent sinusitis | |
| sphenoidal › recurrent | J01.31 | Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis |
Sinusitis ethmoidal
Sinusitis frontal
Sinusitis involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis
Sinusitis maxillary
Sinusitis odontogenic NOS
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources