H67

Non-Billable

ChapterH60–H95

Rankcategory

Official Description

Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere

Use a more specific code (4 billable)

Metadata & Insights

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

otitis media in:
influenza (J09.X9, J10.83, J11.83)
measles (B05.3)
scarlet fever (A38.0)
tuberculosis (A18.6)

Code First

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BillableHas subcodes

CH8Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

H65-H75Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)

H67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhereNot billable

H67.1Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, right earBillable

H67.2Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, left earBillable

H67.3Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateralBillable

H67.9Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified earBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H67:

chapterCH8

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

2026

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