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H66.003

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Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, bilateral

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

What This Code Means

A painful infection of the middle ear with pus buildup affecting both ears, where the eardrums have not ruptured on their own.

Coding Tips

  • •Document that the condition is bilateral (affecting both ears) in the medical record
  • •Confirm neither eardrum has spontaneously ruptured; if either has, use a different code

Code Hierarchy

└H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis media└H66.0Acute suppurative otitis media└H66.00Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum└H66.003Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, bilateral
└H66.003Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, bilateral

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