2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Billable/Specific Code
- J34.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM J34.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J34.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 J34.2 may differ.
ICD-10-CM J34.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
- 155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
- 156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Deflection or deviation of septum (nasal) (acquired)
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital deviated nasal septum (Q67.4)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J34.2:
- septum (acquired) (nasal) (nose) > Deflection
- turbinate (nose) > Deflection
- septum (acquired) > nose (acquired) (cartilage) M95.0
- septum, nasal (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- nasal septum > Deviation (in)
- septum (nasal) (acquired) > Deviation (in)
- septum (nasal) (old) > Dislocation (articular)
- septum (nasal) > Irregular, irregularity