J01.31 Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
ICD-10-CM · CMS code reference
Official ICD-10-CM description: Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
Coding notes
From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.
Includes
- acute abscess of sinus
- acute empyema of sinus
- acute infection of sinus
- acute inflammation of sinus
- acute suppuration of sinus
Excludes1
Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.
- sinusitis NOS (J32.9)
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
Excludes2
Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.
Use additional code
Add a second code for the following, when documented.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Related codes
J01.11Acute recurrent frontal sinusitis ICD-10-CMJ01.20Acute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified ICD-10-CMJ01.21Acute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis ICD-10-CMJ01.30Acute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified ICD-10-CMJ01.40Acute pansinusitis, unspecified ICD-10-CMJ01.41Acute recurrent pansinusitis ICD-10-CMJ01.80Other acute sinusitis ICD-10-CMJ01.81Other acute recurrent sinusitis ICD-10-CM
Common questions
Is J01.31 a billable code?
Yes. J01.31 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.