Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2020For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2020
Effective from
Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2020| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
nonsuppurative otitis media with myringitis
Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
H65.90Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified earBillable / specificH65.91Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, right earBillable / specificH65.92Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, left earBillable / specificH65.93Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateralBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H65.0 | Acute serous otitis media | Category · further specificity required |
| H65.1 | Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media | Category · further specificity required |
| H65.2 | Chronic serous otitis media | Category · further specificity required |
| H65.3 | Chronic mucoid otitis media | Category · further specificity required |
| H65.4 | Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media | Category · further specificity required |
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