Sinusitis-and-related-conditions-administration-codes-for-pharmacy-first

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Coding system
SNOMED CT (UK Clinical Edition)
Coding system release
41.2.0
Organisation
Pharmacy First project
Codelist ID
pharmacy-first-project/sinusitis-related-conditions-administration-codes-for-pharmacy-first
Version ID
04d11db8
Number of codes included
120

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  1. 04d11db8 Published
    Created: 27 Jan 2026 at 17:19

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Description

Codes that a GP could use to record that a patient has sinusitis, or similar/related conditions.

Methodology

Context:

For the Pharmacy First project

Inclusion/exclusion criteria:

Include sinusitis and similar/related conditions

Exclude presentations that are not sinusitis or similar/related conditions

Borderline cases:

See comments on sensitivity vs specificity

Sensitivity vs specificity

The aim of this codelist to be reasonably sensitive to presentations that might suggest sinusitis

Additional information

None

Signed off by

  • Tony Avery, (Feb. 23, 2026)

Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.

We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

code term
100171000119109 Eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis
104041000119108 Fungal sinusitis
10629551000119101 Recurrent acute sphenoid sinusitis
10629591000119106 Recurrent acute frontal sinusitis
10629631000119106 Recurrent acute pansinusitis
10629671000119109 Recurrent acute maxillary sinusitis
10629711000119108 Recurrent acute ethmoid sinusitis
10633991000119103 Empyema of nasal sinus
111274000 Acute abscess of nasal sinus
11134001 Acute suppuration of sphenoidal sinus
1285576009 Chronic rhinosinusitis with multiple nasal polyps
13266007 Sphenoidal sinusitis
1362126002 Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis due to oroantral fistula
1362141002 Iatrogenic odontogenic maxillary sinusitis following procedure on tooth
1362142009 Periapical inflammation of mucous membrane of maxillary sinus
1363164006 Maxillary sinusitis due to endodontic disease
1363165007 Maxillary sinusitis due to dental disorder
1363413000 Maxillary sinusitis due to periodontal disease
1370984007 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratory disease
155498004 Acute sinusitis
155499007 Acute maxillary sinusitis
155500003 Acute frontal sinusitis
155501004 (Acute sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [sphenoidal]) or ([pansinusitis])
155525007 Chronic sinusitis
155526008 Chronic maxillary sinusitis
155527004 Chronic frontal sinusitis
155528009 Chronic sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [chronic pansinusitis] or [sphenoidal]
15805002 Acute sinusitis
16036000 Acute empyema of frontal sinus
17357005 Acute suppuration of frontal sinus
18643000 Ethmoidal sinusitis
195649005 Sinusitis (& acute)
195651009 Other acute sinusitis
195652002 Other acute sinusitis NOS
195653007 Acute sinusitis NOS
195785003 (Maxillary sinusitis) or (chronic antritis)
195786002 Frontal sinusitis (& chronic)
195787006 Fistula of nasal sinus
195788001 Recurrent sinusitis
195789009 Other chronic sinusitis
195790000 Pansinusitis
195791001 Other chronic sinusitis NOS
195792008 Chronic sinusitis NOS
195817007 Rhinitis: [perennial] or [allergic]
196196007 [X]Other acute sinusitis
196220001 [X]Other chronic sinusitis
212945002 (Aerosinusitis) or (sinuses: [barotrauma] or [effect of high altitude])
232389000 Pott's puffy tumor
232390009 Suppurative sinusitis with complications
232391008 Recurrent acute sinusitis
232392001 Barotraumatic sinusitis
232393006 Chronic anterior ethmoidal sinusitis
232394000 Chronic posterior ethmoidal sinusitis
232395004 Chronic panethmoidal sinusitis
232396003 Chronic osteomeatal disease
232397007 Chronic frontoethmoidal sinusitis
233666007 Young's syndrome
23884004 Acute suppuration of maxillary sinus
241983006 Descent barotrauma of sinuses
25764005 Acute abscess of frontal sinus
266378004 (Acute sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [sphenoidal]) or ([pansinusitis])
266384001 Chronic sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [chronic pansinusitis] or [sphenoidal]
26808007 Polypoid sinus degeneration
27278006 Acute empyema of sphenoidal sinus
275483004 Sinusitis
275484005 Maxillary sinusitis
275485006 Frontal sinusitis
30239003 Acute abscess of sphenoidal sinus
313281000000109 Acute rhinosinusitis
338111000000109 Acute rhinosinusitis
35168006 Acute empyema of ethmoidal sinus
35923002 Chronic maxillary sinusitis
36971009 Sinusitis
371127003 Obstructive sinusitis
38961000 Chronic sphenoidal sinusitis
39191002 Chronic respiratory disease due to Mycoplasma gallisepticum
40055000 Chronic sinusitis
41931000119102 Sinusitis co-occurrent with nasal polyps
42402006 Kartagener syndrome
425011002 Allergic fungal sinusitis
427909005 Chronic recurrent sinusitis
429427008 Invasive fungal sinusitis
431231008 Acute rhinosinusitis
444814009 Viral sinusitis
454211000000100 [X]Other acute sinusitis
455311000000109 [X]Other chronic sinusitis
5028002 Acute pansinusitis
52721006 Tuberculosis of nasal sinus
579671000000101 Other chronic sinusitis
579681000000104 Other chronic sinusitis NOS
58763001 Acute empyema of nasal sinus
600981000000100 Other acute sinusitis NOS
600991000000103 Acute sinusitis NOS
60130002 Chronic frontal sinusitis
607911000000108 Other acute sinusitis
611481000000104 Chronic sinusitis NOS
61711004 Acute abscess of ethmoidal sinus
63140003 Acute suppuration of ethmoidal sinus
67832005 Acute ethmoidal sinusitis
68272006 Acute maxillary sinusitis
703470001 Bacterial sinusitis
721741006 Sinusitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
721755003 Sinusitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae
725916003 Acute sinusitis caused by fungus
725917007 Acute sinusitis caused by virus
73237007 Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis
75498004 Acute bacterial sinusitis
76653009 Acute empyema of maxillary sinus
77919000 Acute sphenoidal sinusitis
78737005 Frontal sinusitis
80600003 Acute suppuration of nasal sinus
838367000 Allergic rhinosinusitis caused by Aspergillus
840459008 Cranial neuropathy due to sinusitis
88348008 Maxillary sinusitis
88548007 Sinus barotrauma
88850006 Chronic pansinusitis
89194009 Acute abscess of maxillary sinus
897656009 Rhinosinusitis
897657000 Chronic rhinosinusitis
91038008 Acute frontal sinusitis

This page shows the search terms that were used to build the codelist. Concepts that match the search terms, but which were excluded, are in faint grey.

Acute sinusitis

Included 34 out of 34 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts
  • (Acute sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [sphenoidal]) or ([pansinusitis]) (266378004)
  • (Acute sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [sphenoidal]) or ([pansinusitis]) (155501004)
  • Acute bacterial sinusitis (75498004)
  • Acute ethmoidal sinusitis (67832005)
  • Acute frontal sinusitis (91038008)
  • Acute maxillary sinusitis (68272006)
  • Acute pansinusitis (5028002)
  • Acute rhinosinusitis (431231008)
  • Acute sinusitis (15805002)
  • Acute sinusitis (155498004)
  • Acute sinusitis NOS (195653007)
  • Acute sinusitis NOS (600991000000103)
  • Acute sinusitis caused by fungus (725916003)
  • Acute sinusitis caused by virus (725917007)
  • Acute sphenoidal sinusitis (77919000)
  • Acute suppuration of ethmoidal sinus (63140003)
  • Acute suppuration of frontal sinus (17357005)
  • Acute suppuration of maxillary sinus (23884004)
  • Acute suppuration of nasal sinus (80600003)
  • Acute suppuration of sphenoidal sinus (11134001)
  • Other acute sinusitis (607911000000108)
  • Other acute sinusitis (195651009)
  • Other acute sinusitis NOS (600981000000100)
  • Other acute sinusitis NOS (195652002)
  • Pott's puffy tumor (232389000)
  • Recurrent acute ethmoid sinusitis (10629711000119108)
  • Recurrent acute frontal sinusitis (10629591000119106)
  • Recurrent acute maxillary sinusitis (10629671000119109)
  • Recurrent acute pansinusitis (10629631000119106)
  • Recurrent acute sinusitis (232391008)
  • Recurrent acute sphenoid sinusitis (10629551000119101)
  • Sinusitis (& acute) (195649005)
  • [X]Other acute sinusitis (454211000000100)
  • [X]Other acute sinusitis (196196007)

fistula of nasal

Included 1 out of 3 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts
  • Closure of nasal sinus fistula (41284009)
  • Fistula of nasal sinus (195787006)
  • Oroantral fistula (109675004)

sinusitis

Included 119 out of 119 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts
  • (Acute sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [sphenoidal]) or ([pansinusitis]) (266378004)
  • (Acute sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [sphenoidal]) or ([pansinusitis]) (155501004)
  • (Aerosinusitis) or (sinuses: [barotrauma] or [effect of high altitude]) (212945002)
  • (Maxillary sinusitis) or (chronic antritis) (195785003)
  • Acute abscess of ethmoidal sinus (61711004)
  • Acute abscess of frontal sinus (25764005)
  • Acute abscess of maxillary sinus (89194009)
  • Acute abscess of nasal sinus (111274000)
  • Acute abscess of sphenoidal sinus (30239003)
  • Acute bacterial sinusitis (75498004)
  • Acute empyema of ethmoidal sinus (35168006)
  • Acute empyema of frontal sinus (16036000)
  • Acute empyema of maxillary sinus (76653009)
  • Acute empyema of nasal sinus (58763001)
  • Acute empyema of sphenoidal sinus (27278006)
  • Acute ethmoidal sinusitis (67832005)
  • Acute frontal sinusitis (91038008)
  • Acute frontal sinusitis (155500003)
  • Acute maxillary sinusitis (68272006)
  • Acute maxillary sinusitis (155499007)
  • Acute pansinusitis (5028002)
  • Acute rhinosinusitis (431231008)
  • Acute rhinosinusitis (338111000000109)
  • Acute rhinosinusitis (313281000000109)
  • Acute sinusitis (15805002)
  • Acute sinusitis (155498004)
  • Acute sinusitis NOS (195653007)
  • Acute sinusitis NOS (600991000000103)
  • Acute sinusitis caused by fungus (725916003)
  • Acute sinusitis caused by virus (725917007)
  • Acute sphenoidal sinusitis (77919000)
  • Acute suppuration of ethmoidal sinus (63140003)
  • Acute suppuration of frontal sinus (17357005)
  • Acute suppuration of maxillary sinus (23884004)
  • Acute suppuration of nasal sinus (80600003)
  • Acute suppuration of sphenoidal sinus (11134001)
  • Allergic fungal sinusitis (425011002)
  • Allergic rhinosinusitis caused by Aspergillus (838367000)
  • Bacterial sinusitis (703470001)
  • Barotraumatic sinusitis (232392001)
  • Chronic anterior ethmoidal sinusitis (232393006)
  • Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis (73237007)
  • Chronic frontal sinusitis (60130002)
  • Chronic frontal sinusitis (155527004)
  • Chronic frontoethmoidal sinusitis (232397007)
  • Chronic maxillary sinusitis (155526008)
  • Chronic maxillary sinusitis (35923002)
  • Chronic osteomeatal disease (232396003)
  • Chronic panethmoidal sinusitis (232395004)
  • Chronic pansinusitis (88850006)
  • Chronic posterior ethmoidal sinusitis (232394000)
  • Chronic recurrent sinusitis (427909005)
  • Chronic respiratory disease due to Mycoplasma gallisepticum (39191002)
  • Chronic rhinosinusitis (897657000)
  • Chronic rhinosinusitis with multiple nasal polyps (1285576009)
  • Chronic sinusitis (40055000)
  • Chronic sinusitis (155525007)
  • Chronic sinusitis NOS (195792008)
  • Chronic sinusitis NOS (611481000000104)
  • Chronic sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [chronic pansinusitis] or [sphenoidal] (155528009)
  • Chronic sinusitis: [NOS] or [ethmoidal] or [chronic pansinusitis] or [sphenoidal] (266384001)
  • Chronic sphenoidal sinusitis (38961000)
  • Cranial neuropathy due to sinusitis (840459008)
  • Descent barotrauma of sinuses (241983006)
  • Empyema of nasal sinus (10633991000119103)
  • Eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis (100171000119109)
  • Ethmoidal sinusitis (18643000)
  • Frontal sinusitis (275485006)
  • Frontal sinusitis (78737005)
  • Frontal sinusitis (& chronic) (195786002)
  • Fungal sinusitis (104041000119108)
  • Iatrogenic odontogenic maxillary sinusitis following procedure on tooth (1362141002)
  • Invasive fungal sinusitis (429427008)
  • Kartagener syndrome (42402006)
  • Maxillary sinusitis (88348008)
  • Maxillary sinusitis (275484005)
  • Maxillary sinusitis due to dental disorder (1363165007)
  • Maxillary sinusitis due to endodontic disease (1363164006)
  • Maxillary sinusitis due to periodontal disease (1363413000)
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratory disease (1370984007)
  • Obstructive sinusitis (371127003)
  • Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis due to oroantral fistula (1362126002)
  • Other acute sinusitis (607911000000108)
  • Other acute sinusitis (195651009)
  • Other acute sinusitis NOS (600981000000100)
  • Other acute sinusitis NOS (195652002)
  • Other chronic sinusitis (195789009)
  • Other chronic sinusitis (579671000000101)
  • Other chronic sinusitis NOS (195791001)
  • Other chronic sinusitis NOS (579681000000104)
  • Pansinusitis (195790000)
  • Periapical inflammation of mucous membrane of maxillary sinus (1362142009)
  • Polypoid sinus degeneration (26808007)
  • Pott's puffy tumor (232389000)
  • Recurrent acute ethmoid sinusitis (10629711000119108)
  • Recurrent acute frontal sinusitis (10629591000119106)
  • Recurrent acute maxillary sinusitis (10629671000119109)
  • Recurrent acute pansinusitis (10629631000119106)
  • Recurrent acute sinusitis (232391008)
  • Recurrent acute sphenoid sinusitis (10629551000119101)
  • Recurrent sinusitis (195788001)
  • Rhinitis: [perennial] or [allergic] (195817007)
  • Rhinosinusitis (897656009)
  • Sinus barotrauma (88548007)
  • Sinusitis (36971009)
  • Sinusitis (275483004)
  • Sinusitis (& acute) (195649005)
  • Sinusitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae (721755003)
  • Sinusitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (721741006)
  • Sinusitis co-occurrent with nasal polyps (41931000119102)
  • Sphenoidal sinusitis (13266007)
  • Suppurative sinusitis with complications (232390009)
  • Tuberculosis of nasal sinus (52721006)
  • Viral sinusitis (444814009)
  • Young's syndrome (233666007)
  • [X]Other acute sinusitis (454211000000100)
  • [X]Other acute sinusitis (196196007)
  • [X]Other chronic sinusitis (196220001)
  • [X]Other chronic sinusitis (455311000000109)