H65.0
Header — not billableAcute serous otitis media
The ICD-10 code for acute serous otitis media is H65.0.
H65.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Acute and subacute secretory otitis
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H65.0
- H65.00Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.01Acute serous otitis media, right ear
- H65.02Acute serous otitis media, left ear
- H65.03Acute serous otitis media, bilateral
- H65.04Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear
- H65.05Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear
- H65.06Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateral
- H65.07Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified ear
Related codes in this category
- H65.1Other acute nonsuppurative otitis medianon-billable header
- H65.2Chronic serous otitis medianon-billable header
- H65.3Chronic mucoid otitis medianon-billable header
- H65.4Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis medianon-billable header
- H65.9Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis medianon-billable header
- H65.0Acute serous otitis medianon-billable header