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H66.00

Non-billable

Acute suppurative otitis media w/o spontaneous rupt ear drum

Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

H65-H75

Parent Code

H66.0

Child Codes

8

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Child Codes (8)

H66.001

Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, right ear

BillableH66.002

Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, left ear

BillableH66.003

Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, bilateral

BillableH66.004

Ac suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, recur, r ear

BillableH66.005

Ac suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, recur, l ear

BillableH66.006

Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, recur, bi

BillableH66.007

Ac suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum,recur, unsp ear

BillableH66.009

Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, unsp ear

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for acute suppurative otitis media w/o spontaneous rupt ear drum?

The ICD-10-CM code for acute suppurative otitis media w/o spontaneous rupt ear drum is H66.00. The full clinical description is "Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum". H66.00 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

What does ICD-10 code H66.00 mean?

ICD-10-CM code H66.00 represents "Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum". It is classified under Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is H66.00 a billable code?

No, H66.00 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under H66.00.

What chapter is H66.00 in?

H66.00 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).

What are the subcategories under H66.00?

H66.00 has 8 child codes, including: H66.001 (Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, right ear), H66.002 (Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, left ear), H66.003 (Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, bilateral), H66.004 (Ac suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, recur, r ear), and 4 more.

Are additional codes required with H66.00?

Yes, when using H66.00 you should also code: code to identify:; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0).

What are the UMLS CUIs for H66.00?

H66.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0395861. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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