J32Chronic sinusitis
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use J32 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter X
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Group J30-J39
- Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm xoang mạn tính
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: abscess empyema (chronic) of sinus (accessory)(nasal) infection (chronic) of sinus (accessory)(nasal) suppuration (chronic) of sinus (accessory)(nasal) Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent. Excl.: acute sinusitis (J01.-)
Related J32 codes
J32.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic maxillary sinusitis
J32.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic frontal sinusitis
J32.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic sphenoidal sinusitis
J32.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic pansinusitis Pansinusitis NOS
J32.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other chronic sinusitis
J32.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
