ICD-10-CM Code J01.2
Acute ethmoidal sinusitis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code J01.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of J01.2 that describes the diagnosis 'acute ethmoidal sinusitis' in more detail.
- J01.2 Acute ethmoidal sinusitis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code J01 is used to code Upper respiratory tract infection
Upper respiratory tract infections (URI or URTI) are illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract including the nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx. This commonly includes tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and the common cold.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Codes: | , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 465.9, 465.9 |
Conducting passages.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Acute suppuration of ethmoidal sinus (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for causative agent code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J01.2 - Acute ethmoidal sinusitis'
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Parent Code: J01 - Acute sinusitis