H65.0
Acute serous otitis media
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where H65.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- H65 Parent Nonsuppurative otitis media
- H65.0 This code Acute serous otitis media
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Includes
nonsuppurative otitis media with myringitis
Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
Inclusion Terms
Acute and subacute secretory otitis
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code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane ( H72 .-)
Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
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code, if applicable, to identify:
Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
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exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 )
Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
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exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period ( P96.81 )
Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
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history of tobacco dependence ( Z87.891 )
Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
More Specific Codes
8 codes under H65.0
- H65.00 Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear Billable
- H65.01 Acute serous otitis media, right ear Billable
- H65.02 Acute serous otitis media, left ear Billable
- H65.03 Acute serous otitis media, bilateral Billable
- H65.04 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear Billable
- H65.05 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear Billable
- H65.06 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateral Billable
- H65.07 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified ear Billable
Version History
How H65.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAcute serous otitis media
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAcute serous otitis media
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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