ICD-10-CM · Chapter 10 · J00–J99
J01.0
Acute maxillary sinusitis
Diseases of the respiratory system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- J01.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 10 — Diseases of the respiratory system
- Category
- J01 — Acute sinusitis
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM J01.0 is a category (header) for acute maxillary sinusitis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in J01
- J01Acute sinusitis
- J01.00Acute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.01Acute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
- J01.1Acute frontal sinusitis
- J01.10Acute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.11Acute recurrent frontal sinusitis
- J01.2Acute ethmoidal sinusitis
- J01.20Acute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.21Acute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
- J01.3Acute sphenoidal sinusitis
- J01.30Acute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.31Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
- J01.4Acute pansinusitis
- J01.40Acute pansinusitis, unspecified
- J01.41Acute recurrent pansinusitis
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