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H66.014

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Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, right 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 in the right ear that keeps coming back, with the eardrum having spontaneously ruptured.

Coding Tips

  • •Document both the recurrent nature and the spontaneous rupture of the eardrum in the medical record
  • •Verify laterality is right ear and confirm the rupture was spontaneous, not surgical

Code Hierarchy

└H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis media└H66.0Acute suppurative otitis media└H66.01Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum└H66.014Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, right ear
└H66.014Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, right ear

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