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J32.0

J32.0: Chronic maxillary sinusitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J32.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic maxillary sinusitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Antritis (chronic)
  • Maxillary sinusitis NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J32.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J32: Chronic sinusitis

  • acute sinusitis (J01.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

J32.0 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
  • A56558Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
  • A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Antritis
  • Cloudy antrum, antra
  • Antritis›maxilla
  • Fistula›maxillary
  • Fistula›oroantral
  • Lesion›maxillary sinus
  • Necrosis, necrotic›antrum
  • Sinusitis›maxillary
  • Abscess›maxilla, maxillary›sinus(chronic)
  • Degeneration, degenerative›nasal sinus›maxillary
  • Fistula›oral›maxillary

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J32

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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