ICD-10-CM Code H65.0
Acute serous otitis media
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H65.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of H65.0 that describes the diagnosis 'acute serous otitis media' in more detail.
- H65.0 Acute serous otitis media NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H65.00 Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear
- BILLABLE H65.01 Acute serous otitis media, right ear
- BILLABLE H65.02 Acute serous otitis media, left ear
- BILLABLE H65.03 Acute serous otitis media, bilateral
- BILLABLE H65.04 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear
- BILLABLE H65.05 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear
- BILLABLE H65.06 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateral
- BILLABLE H65.07 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified ear
Coding Notes for H65.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Acute and subacute secretory otitis
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Acute transudative otitis media (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H65.0 - Acute serous otitis media'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H65.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H65 - Nonsuppurative otitis media