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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

J01.8Other acute sinusitis

Not billable — use a more specific code

J01.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About J01.8

J01.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other acute sinusitis. It belongs to category J01 (acute sinusitis), block J00-J06 (acute upper respiratory infections) and chapter 10 (diseases of the respiratory system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within J01, choose J01.8 (Other acute sinusitis) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: acute maxillary sinusitis (J01.0), acute frontal sinusitis (J01.1), acute ethmoidal sinusitis (J01.2), acute sphenoidal sinusitis (J01.3), acute pansinusitis (J01.4) and unspecified (J01.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: J01.80 (sinusitis) and J01.81 (sinusitis).

Use an additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under J01.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to J01.8.

› From J01 Acute sinusitis
Includes
  • acute abscess of sinus
  • acute empyema of sinus
  • acute infection of sinus
  • acute inflammation of sinus
  • acute suppuration of sinus
Excludes1
Excludes2
Use additional code
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Broader instructions also apply from J00-J06 Acute upper respiratory infections and Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about J01.8

Is J01.8 billable?

No. J01.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.