H65.192

Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from H65.19Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media
Synonyms

Acute and subacute mucoid otitis media Acute and subacute nonsuppurative otitis media NOS Acute and subacute sanguinous otitis media Acute and subacute seromucinous otitis media

Inherited from H65.1Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media
Excludes 1

otitic barotrauma (T70.0) otitis media (acute) NOS (H66.9)

Inherited from H65Nonsuppurative otitis media
Includes

nonsuppurative otitis media with myringitis

Use additional

code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-) code, if applicable, to identify: exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) infectious agent (B95-B97) occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) tobacco dependence (F17.-) tobacco use (Z72.0)

Inherited from chapter 8Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Excludes 2

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

Note

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

Official Guidelines for H65.192

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