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H66.007

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Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear

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

What This Code Means

A recurring painful infection of the middle ear with pus buildup that keeps coming back, but the specific ear affected is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •This code should be used only when laterality cannot be determined from the medical record
  • •Attempt to clarify which ear(s) are affected before using this unspecified code

Code Hierarchy

└H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis media└H66.0Acute suppurative otitis media└H66.00Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum└H66.007Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear
└H66.007Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear

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