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H65

Nonsuppurative otitis media

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Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file
ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

Related entries

Up to 30 descendants in this category

CODEDESCRIPTIONTYPE
H65.0Acute serous otitis mediaCategory
H65.00Acute serous otitis media, unspecified earBillable
H65.01Acute serous otitis media, right earBillable
H65.02Acute serous otitis media, left earBillable
H65.03Acute serous otitis media, bilateralBillable
H65.04Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right earBillable
H65.05Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left earBillable
H65.06Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateralBillable
H65.07Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified earBillable
H65.1Other acute nonsuppurative otitis mediaCategory
H65.11Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous)Category
H65.111Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), right earBillable
H65.112Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), left earBillable
H65.113Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), bilateralBillable
H65.114Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, right earBillable
H65.115Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, left earBillable
H65.116Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, bilateralBillable
H65.117Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, unspecified earBillable
H65.119Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), unspecified earBillable
H65.19Other acute nonsuppurative otitis mediaCategory
H65.191Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, right earBillable
H65.192Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, left earBillable
H65.193Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateralBillable
H65.194Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, right earBillable
H65.195Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, left earBillable
H65.196Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, bilateralBillable
H65.197Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media recurrent, unspecified earBillable
H65.199Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified earBillable
H65.2Chronic serous otitis mediaCategory
H65.20Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified earBillable

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