H65.9

Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media

Non-billable header

H65.9 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

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

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H65)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H65)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H65)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H65)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H65)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H65)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H65)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H65)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-) (from H65)
code, if applicable, to identify: (from H65)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from H65)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from H65)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from H65)
infectious agent (B95-B97) (from H65)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from H65)
tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from H65)
tobacco use (Z72.0) (from H65)