ICD-10-CM Code H73.0
Acute myringitis
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 H73.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of H73.0 that describes the diagnosis 'acute myringitis' in more detail.
- H73.0 Acute myringitis NON-BILLABLE
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- H73.001 Acute myringitis, right ear BILLABLE
- H73.002 Acute myringitis, left ear BILLABLE
- H73.003 Acute myringitis, bilateral BILLABLE
- H73.009 Acute myringitis, unspecified ear BILLABLE
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- H73.011 Bullous myringitis, right ear BILLABLE
- H73.012 Bullous myringitis, left ear BILLABLE
- H73.013 Bullous myringitis, bilateral BILLABLE
- H73.019 Bullous myringitis, unspecified ear BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for H73.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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." - Acute myringitis with otitis media - instead, use Code H65, H66)
Parent Code: H73 - Other disorders of tympanic membrane