J34.2

J34.2: Deviated nasal septum

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J34.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for deviated nasal septum. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check J34.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

congenital deviated nasal septum (Q67.4)

Inclusion terms

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

Deflection or deviation of septum (nasal) (acquired)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J34.2

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

Written on J34: Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

varicose ulcer of nasal septum (I86.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

J34.2 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A58573Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Crooked septum, nasal
Deflection›septum(acquired) (nasal) (nose)
Deflection›turbinate(nose)
Deformity›septum, nasal(acquired)
Deviation›nasal septum
Deviation›septum(nasal) (acquired)
Dislocation›septum(nasal) (old)
Irregular, irregularity›septum(nasal)
Deformity›nose›septum(acquired)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.