H66.9Non-billable
Otitis media, unspecified
Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Inclusion Terms
3 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Otitis media NOS
- •Acute otitis media NOS
- •Chronic otitis media NOS
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
- •code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
Coding Guidance
H66.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
1 item
Includes
From H66:
- •suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis
Excludes2
11 items
Excludes2
From H00-H59:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- •
Use Additional Code
7 items
Use Additional Code
Notes
1 item
Notes
From H00-H59:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition