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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

H65.3

Chronic mucoid otitis media

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where H65.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. H65 Parent Nonsuppurative otitis media
  2. H65.3 This code Chronic mucoid 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

Chronic mucinous otitis media

Inclusion Terms

Chronic secretory otitis media

Inclusion Terms

Chronic transudative otitis media

Inclusion Terms

Glue ear

Excludes1

adhesive middle ear disease ( H74.1 )

Use Additional Code

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

Use Additional Code

exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 )

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

Use Additional Code

exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period ( P96.81 )

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

Use Additional Code

history of tobacco dependence ( Z87.891 )

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

Use Additional Code

infectious agent (B95-B97)

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

Use Additional Code

occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z57.31 )

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

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tobacco dependence ( F17 .-)

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

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tobacco use ( Z72.0 )

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

More Specific Codes

4 codes under H65.3

Version History

How H65.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Chronic mucoid otitis media

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Chronic mucoid otitis media

Related Codes

Other codes under H65

Codes whose official notes reference H65.3

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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