Nonsuppurative otitis media
Non-billable header
H65 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- nonsuppurative otitis media with myringitis
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- code, if applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- infectious agent (B95-B97)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Also known as
- Infection, infected, infective, virus, viral NOS, respiratory syncytial, otitis media
- Virus, viral, respiratory syncytial, otitis media
More specific codes H65
Related codes
- H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis mediaHeader
- H67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
- H68Eustachian salpingitis and obstructionHeader
- H69Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tubeHeader
- H70Mastoiditis and related conditionsHeader
- H71Cholesteatoma of middle earHeader
- H72Perforation of tympanic membraneHeader
- H73Other disorders of tympanic membraneHeader
- H74Other disorders of middle ear mastoidHeader
- H75Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhereHeader