Odontogenic sinusitis, sphenoid sinus

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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

Valid FY2027 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2027 to now.

FY2027 Added to the code set Odontogenic sinusitis, sphenoid sinus

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.

Sequestration
Rhinosinusitis
Abscess > sinus
Empyema > sinus
Fistula > sinus
Pyocele > sinus
Trouble > sinus
Granuloma > sinus
Sequestrum > sinus
Abscess > parasinus
Abscess > perisinuous
Empyema > nasal sinus
Abscess > nose > sinus
Fistula > nasal > sinus
Granuloma > nasal sinus
Abscess > accessory sinus
Disease, diseased > sinus
Empyema > accessory sinus
Fistula > accessory sinuses
Abscess > bone > accessory sinus
Suppuration, suppurative > sinus
Degeneration, degenerative > sinus
Postnasal drip > due to > sinusitis
Drip, postnasal > due to > sinusitis
Infection, infected, infective > sinus
Suppuration, suppurative > nasal sinus
Suppuration, suppurative > accessory sinus
Infection, infected, infective > nasal sinus
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > sinus
Infection, infected, infective > accessory sinus
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > nasal sinus
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > accessory sinus
Perforation, perforated > nasal > sinus > due to sinusitis
Sinusitis > odontogenic NOS > sphenoid sinus

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
J34.830	Odontogenic sinusitis, maxillary sinus	Valid
J34.831	Odontogenic sinusitis, ethmoid sinus	Valid
J34.832	Odontogenic sinusitis, frontal sinus	Valid
J34.839	Odontogenic sinusitis, unspecified	Valid