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H65.193

Billable

Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An acute inflammation affecting both ears with middle ear fluid accumulation that is not caused by infection or allergy.

Coding Tips

  • •Bilateral involvement must be explicitly documented
  • •Rule out infectious and allergic causes before coding as 'other' nonsuppurative otitis media

Code Hierarchy

└H65Nonsuppurative otitis media└H65.1Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media└H65.19Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media└H65.193Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral
└H65.193Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral

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