J01.80 ICD-10-CM Code: Other acute sinusitis
J01.80 is the authoritative medical code for Other acute sinusitis. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other acute sinusitis (ICD-10-CM J01.80), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)
MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.
- MS-DRG 152 — OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITH MCC (MDC 03)
- MS-DRG 153 — OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITHOUT MCC (MDC 03)
A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.
Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for J01.80 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- acute abscess of sinus
- acute empyema of sinus
- acute infection of sinus
- acute inflammation of sinus
- acute suppuration of sinus
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Acute sinusitis involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- sinusitis NOS (J32.9)
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0)
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8)
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with J01.80?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, J01.80 must not be reported together with: sinusitis NOS (J32.9); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.0).
Can J01.80 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, J01.80 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: chronic sinusitis (J32.0-J32.8).
Is an additional code needed with J01.80?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent..
What conditions are included under J01.80?
Other acute sinusitis includes: Acute sinusitis involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to J01.80 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- J01.30 — Acute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.31 — Acute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
- J01.4 — Acute pansinusitis
- J01.40 — Acute pansinusitis, unspecified
- J01.41 — Acute recurrent pansinusitis
- J01.8 — Other acute sinusitis
- J01.81 — Other acute recurrent sinusitis
- J01.9 — Acute sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.90 — Acute sinusitis, unspecified
- J01.91 — Acute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent), acute, involving more than one sinus, other than pansinusitis
- Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent), acute, specified NEC
- Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent), involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis, acute