External nasal valve collapse, dynamic

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2025 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2025 to now.

FY2025 Added to the code set External nasal valve collapse, dynamic

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from J34 Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

Excludes2 - not included here

varicose ulcer of nasal septum (I86.8)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Wedge-shaped or wedging vertebra
Collapse > nasal valve > external > dynamic
Collapse > nose > lower sidewall or nostril, on inspiration

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
J34.8210	External nasal valve collapse, unspecified	Valid
J34.8211	External nasal valve collapse, static	Valid