FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For 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
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| 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 |
Compression of Eustachian tube
Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
H68.131Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right earBillable / specificH68.132Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left earBillable / specificH68.133Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateralBillable / specificH68.139Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified earBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H68.10 | Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube | Category · further specificity required |
| H68.11 | Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube | Category · further specificity required |
| H68.12 | Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube | Category · further specificity required |
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