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H66.23

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Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, bilateral

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

What This Code Means

A chronic ear infection affecting the middle ear and mastoid bone on both sides, with pus drainage.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify bilateral involvement is documented in the clinical record
  • •Distinguish from acute otitis media which has different coding

Code Hierarchy

└H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis media└H66.2Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media└H66.23Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, bilateral
└H66.23Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, bilateral

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