External nasal valve collapse, unspecified
Billable / specific
J34.8210 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from J34)
- Note: When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J34)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J34)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J34)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J34)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J34)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J34)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J34)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J34)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J34)
- varicose ulcer of nasal septum (I86.8) (from J34)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code, where applicable, to identify: (from J34)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J34)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J34)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J34)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J34)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J34)
- tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J34)
Also known as
- Collapse, nasal valve, external
Parent code
- J34.821External nasal valve collapseHeader