J32.2

J32.2: Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J32.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic ethmoidal sinusitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

Woakes' ethmoiditis (J33.1)

Inclusion terms

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

Ethmoidal sinusitis NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J32.2

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

J32.2 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

Abscess›ethmoid(bone) (chronic) (sinus)
Necrosis, necrotic›ethmoid(bone)
Sinusitis›ethmoidal
Necrosis, necrotic›bone›ethmoid

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.