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H65.20

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Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear

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

What This Code Means

Long-term fluid buildup in the middle ear without infection where the specific ear is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •Distinguish between chronic serous otitis (H65.2x) and acute nonsuppurative otitis (H65.1x) based on duration and clinical presentation
  • •Query for laterality to assign the most specific code when ear location is not specified

Code Hierarchy

└H65Nonsuppurative otitis media└H65.2Chronic serous otitis media└H65.20Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear
└H65.20Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear

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