J34.8211

J34.8211: External nasal valve collapse, static

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J34.8211 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for external nasal valve collapse, static. 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.

Fixed narrowing of the caudal septum, lower lateral cartilage, alar rim and nasal sill

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J34.8211

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

J34.8211 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56587Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A56658Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
A58573Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Narrowing›caudal septum, fixed, lower lateral cartilage, alar rim and nasal sill
Collapse›nasal valve›external›static

Code history

addedFY2024-FY2027
External nasal valve collapse, static