All ICD10 Codes

H68

Non-Billable
ChapterH60–H95
Rankcategory
Official Description

Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 2 non-billable)
H68.0Eustachian salpingitishas subcodesH68.1Obstruction of Eustachian tubehas subcodes
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H95).

CH8 Parent Instructions

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)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH8Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
H65-H75Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
H68Eustachian salpingitis and obstructionNot billable
H68.0Eustachian salpingitisSubcodes
H68.1Obstruction of Eustachian tubeSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H68:

chapterCH8
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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