H74.1
Header — not billableAdhesive middle ear disease
The ICD-10 code for adhesive middle ear disease is H74.1.
H74.1 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
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- glue ear (H65.3-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Adhesive 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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H74.0Tympanosclerosisnon-billable header
- H74.2Discontinuity and dislocation of ear ossiclesnon-billable header
- H74.3Other acquired abnormalities of ear ossiclesnon-billable header
- H74.4Polyp of middle earnon-billable header
- H74.8Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoidnon-billable header
- H74.9Unspecified disorder of middle ear and mastoidnon-billable header
- H74.1Adhesive middle ear diseasenon-billable header