H65.9
Header — not billableUnspecified nonsuppurative otitis media
The ICD-10 code for unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media is H65.9.
H65.9 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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.
- Allergic otitis media NOS
- Catarrhal otitis media NOS
- Exudative otitis media NOS
- Mucoid otitis media NOS
- Otitis media with effusion (nonpurulent) NOS
- Secretory otitis media NOS
- Seromucinous otitis media NOS
- Serous otitis media NOS
- Transudative otitis media NOS
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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H65.0Acute serous otitis medianon-billable header
- 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