Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, bilateral
Billable / specific
H66.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from H66)
- suppurative and unspecified 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) (from H66)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H66)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H66)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H66)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H66)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H66)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H66)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H66)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-) (from H66.4)
- code to identify: (from H66)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from H66)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from H66)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from H66)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from H66)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from H66)
- tobacco use (Z72.0) (from H66)
Parent code
- H66.4Suppurative otitis media, unspecifiedHeader