H66.00
Header — not billableAcute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum
The ICD-10 code for acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum is H66.00.
H66.00 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.
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 H66.00
- H66.001Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, right ear
- H66.002Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear
- H66.003Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, bilateral
- H66.004Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, right ear
- H66.005Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, left ear
- H66.006Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, bilateral
- H66.007Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear
- H66.009Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, unspecified ear
Related codes in this category
- H66.01Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drumnon-billable header
- H66.00Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drumnon-billable header