J34.82
J34.82: Nasal valve collapse
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
J34.82 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nasal valve collapse. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying cause, such as:
- deviated nasal septum (J34.2)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Nasal valve compromise
- Nasal valve stenosis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead J34.82
3 child codes. Green means billable.