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Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

H67.9

Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear

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Hierarchy

  • H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
    • H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
      • H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere
        • H67.1 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, right ear
        • H67.2 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, left ear
        • H67.3 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
        • H67.9 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear

Notes

H60-H95

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

Code First

H67

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • E88.02 Plasminogen deficiency
  • viral disease NEC (B00-B34)

Use Additional

H67

  • code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
    • H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane

Excludes 1

H67

  • otitis media in:
  • influenza (J09.X9, J10.83, J11.83)
    • J09.X9 Influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with other manifestations
    • J10.83 Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with otitis media
    • J11.83 Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with otitis media
  • measles (B05.3)
    • B05.3 Measles complicated by otitis media
  • scarlet fever (A38.0)
    • A38.0 Scarlet fever with otitis media
  • tuberculosis (A18.6)
    • A18.6 Tuberculosis of (inner) (middle) ear

Excludes 2

H60-H95

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)