H69.9
Non-billableUnspecified Eustachian tube disorder
Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
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)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Auditory tube disorderC0271468
- Dysfunction of Eustachian tubeC0271468
- Dysfunction of eustachian tubeC0271468
- Dysfunction of eustachian tube (disorder)C0271468
- ETD - Eustachian tube dysfunctionC0271468
- Eustachian tube disorderC0271468
- Eustachian tube disorder (disorder)C0271468
- Eustachian tube disorder NOSC0271468
- Eustachian tube disorder, unspecifiedC0271468
- Eustachian tube disordersC0271468
- Eustachian tube dysfunctionC0271468
- Unspecified Eustachian tube disorderC0271468
- Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, unspecified earC0271468
- diseases eustachian tubeC0271468
- dysfunction eustachian tubeC0271468
- dysfunction eustachian tubesC0271468
- eustachian tube disorderC0271468
- eustachian tube disordersC0271468
- eustachian tube dysfunctionC0271468
- tube disorders eustachianC0271468
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H69.9?
ICD-10-CM code H69.9 represents "Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H69.9 a billable code?
No, H69.9 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under H69.9.
What chapter is H69.9 in?
H69.9 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What are the subcategories under H69.9?
H69.9 has 4 child codes, including: H69.90 (Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, unspecified ear), H69.91 (Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, right ear), H69.92 (Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, left ear), H69.93 (Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateral).
What are the UMLS CUIs for H69.9?
H69.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0271468. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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