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H65.492

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Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear

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

What This Code Means

A chronic non-infectious inflammation of the middle ear with fluid buildup in the left ear, not caused by allergies or other specified conditions.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure documentation specifies left ear involvement to justify this laterality code
  • •Differentiate from H65.491 (right ear) and H65.493 (bilateral) based on clinical findings

Code Hierarchy

└H65Nonsuppurative otitis media└H65.4Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media└H65.49Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media└H65.492Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear
└H65.492Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear

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