J34.8212 — External nasal valve collapse, dynamic
J34.8212 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for external nasal valve collapse, dynamic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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
Risk adjustment
J34.8212 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J34.8212 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- 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
- A57473Billing and Coding: Allergy Testing
How J34.8212 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to J34.8212.
- Collapse›nose›lower sidewall or nostril, on inspiration
- Collapse›nasal valve›external›dynamic
Related codes at this level
Codes that share J34.821. If J34.8212 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about J34.8212
- Is J34.8212 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. J34.8212 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does J34.8212 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39).