ICD-10-CM Code H66.3
Other chronic suppurative 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 H66.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of H66.3 that describes the diagnosis 'other chronic suppurative otitis media' in more detail.
- H66.3 Other chronic suppurative otitis media NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code H66 is used to code Otitis media
| Specialty: | Otorhinolaryngology |
| MeSH Codes: | D010033, D010033, D010033, D010033, D010033, D010033, D010033, D010033 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 174.0, 552, 381.0, 381.1, 381.2, 381.3, 381.4, 382 |
A bulging tympanic membrane which is typical in a case of acute otitis media
Coding Notes for H66.3 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. - Chronic suppurative otitis media NOS
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane See code H72.-
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Tuberculous otitis media - instead, use code A18.6
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H66.3 - Other chronic suppurative otitis media'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H66.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H66 - Suppurative and unspecified otitis media