J32.8 Description: Other chronic sinusitis Inclusion Term:
Sinusitis (chronic) involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis
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J32 Description: Chronic sinusitis Exclude2:
acute sinusitis (J01.-)
Use Additional Code:
code to identify:
infectious agent (B95-B97)
Include:
sinus abscess
sinus empyema
sinus infection
sinus suppuration
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J30-J39 Description: Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39) ↓
J00-J99 Description: Diseases of the respiratory system Exclude2:
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes:
When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Use Additional Code:
code, where applicable, to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)