ICD-10-CM Code H65.9
Unspecified nonsuppurative 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 H65.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H65.9 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media' in more detail.
- H65.9 Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media NON-BILLABLE
Coding Notes for H65.9 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. - Allergic otitis media NOS
- Catarrhal otitis media NOS
- Exudative otitis media NOS
- Mucoid otitis media NOS
- Otitis media with effusion (nonpurulent) NOS
- Secretory otitis media NOS
- Seromucinous otitis media NOS
- Serous otitis media NOS
- Transudative otitis media NOS
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Otitis media with effusion - sanguinous (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H65.9 - Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H65.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H65 - Nonsuppurative otitis media