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H65.9

Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where H65.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. H65 Parent Nonsuppurative otitis media
  2. H65.9 This code Unspecified nonsuppurative 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

Allergic otitis media NOS

Inclusion Terms

Catarrhal otitis media NOS

Inclusion Terms

Exudative otitis media NOS

Inclusion Terms

Mucoid otitis media NOS

Inclusion Terms

Otitis media with effusion (nonpurulent) NOS

Inclusion Terms

Secretory otitis media NOS

Inclusion Terms

Seromucinous otitis media NOS

Inclusion Terms

Serous otitis media NOS

Inclusion Terms

Transudative otitis media NOS

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

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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

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infectious agent (B95-B97)

Inherited from H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media

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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 H65.9

Version History

How H65.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media

Related Codes

Other codes under H65

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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