J31.0
J31.0: Chronic rhinitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J31.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic rhinitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J31.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Atrophic rhinitis (chronic)
- Granulomatous rhinitis (chronic)
- Hypertrophic rhinitis (chronic)
- Obstructive rhinitis (chronic)
- Ozena
- Purulent rhinitis (chronic)
- Rhinitis (chronic) NOS
- Ulcerative rhinitis (chronic)
Other codes that can never be billed with J31.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J31.0 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ozena
- Rhinitis(atrophic) (catarrhal) (chronic) (croupous) (fibrinous) (granulomatous) (hyperplastic) (hypertrophic) (membranous) (obstructive) (purulent) (suppurative) (ulcerative)
- Atrophy, atrophic›rhinitis
- Catarrh, catarrhal›chronic
- Congestion, congestive›catarrhal
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›rhinitis(turbinate)
- Fever›catarrhal›chronic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.