H92
Header — not billableOtalgia and effusion of ear
The ICD-10 code for otalgia and effusion of ear is H92.
H92 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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.
Related codes in this category
- H90Conductive and sensorineural hearing lossnon-billable header
- H91Other and unspecified hearing lossnon-billable header
- H93Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- H94Other disorders of ear in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- H92Otalgia and effusion of earnon-billable header