J34.8212

J34.8212: External nasal valve collapse, dynamic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J34.8212 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for external nasal valve collapse, dynamic. 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.

Collapse or falling of the lower sidewall or nostril of the nose on inspiration

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J34.8212

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

J34.8212 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

Collapse›nose›lower sidewall or nostril, on inspiration
Collapse›nasal valve›external›dynamic

Code history

addedFY2024-FY2027
External nasal valve collapse, dynamic