473.0 CHR MAXILLARY SINUSITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 473.0

Short Description: Chr maxillary sinusitis

Long Description: Chronic maxillary sinusitis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (470-478)
      • 473 Chronic sinusitis
        • 473.0 Chr maxillary sinusitis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 473.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • antrum (chronic) (Highmore) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • maxilla, maxillary 526.4
      • sinus (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
  • Antritis (chronic) 473.0
    • maxilla 473.0
      • acute 461.0
    • stomach 535.4
  • Cloudy
    • antrum, antra 473.0
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • nasal sinus (mucosa) (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
      • maxillary 473.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • antral (chronic) 473.0
      • acute 461.0
  • Empyema (chest) (diaphragmatic) (double) (encapsulated) (general) (interlobar) (lung) (medial) (necessitatis) (perforating chest wall) (pleura) (pneumococcal) (residual) (sacculated) (streptococcal) (supradiaphragmatic) 510.9
    • antrum (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • maxilla, maxillary 526.4
      • sinus (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • alveolar
      • antrum (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • antrobuccal (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • antrum (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • maxillary (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • oral (cutaneous) 528.3
      • maxillary (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • oro-antral (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • antrum (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • maxilla, maxillary 526.4
      • sinus (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • antrum (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • maxilla, maxillary 526.4
      • sinus (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
  • Lesion(s)
    • maxillary sinus 473.0
  • Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
    • antrum (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • maxillary sinus (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
  • Rhinoantritis (chronic) 473.0
    • acute 461.0
  • Sequestrum
    • sinus (accessory) (nasal) (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
      • maxillary 473.0
  • Sinusitis (accessory) (nasal) (hyperplastic) (nonpurulent) (purulent) (chronic) 473.9
    • maxillary 473.0
      • acute 461.0
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • antrum (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • maxilla, maxillary 526.4
      • sinus (chronic) (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 473.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
473.0 Right Arrow J32.0 Chronic maxillary sinusitis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
473.1 Chronic frontal sinusitis
473.2 Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis
473.3 Chronic sphenoidal sinusitis
473.8 Other chronic sinusitis
473.9 Unspecified sinusitis (chronic)


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