H92.10
BillableOtorrhea, unspecified ear
Otorrhea, unspecified ear
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through ear (G96.0)
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Discharge of ear65668001
- Drainage from external ear canal65668001
- Otorrhea65668001
- Otorrhoea65668001
- Purulent drainage from external acoustic meatus95804005
- Purulent drainage from external auditory canal95804005
- Purulent drainage from external auditory meatus95804005
- Purulent drainage from external ear canal95804005
- Foul odor drainage from external acoustic meatus95805006
- Foul odor drainage from external auditory canal95805006
- Foul odor drainage from external auditory meatus95805006
- Foul odor drainage from external ear canal95805006
- Foul odour drainage from external acoustic meatus95805006
- Foul odour drainage from external auditory canal95805006
- Foul odour drainage from external auditory meatus95805006
- Foul odour drainage from external ear canal95805006
- Ear discharge symptoms162362000
- Discharge from ear162364004
- Discharging ear162364004
- Ear discharge present162364004
- Ear discharge300132001
- Finding of ear discharge300132001
- Observation of ear discharge300132001
- Waxy discharge from ear827089004
UMLS
- Discharge from earC0155540
- Discharge of earC0155540
- Discharging earC0155540
- Drainage from external ear canalC0155540
- Ear dischargeC0155540
- Ear discharge (finding)C0155540
- Ear discharge presentC0155540
- Ear discharge present (situation)C0155540
- Finding of ear dischargeC0155540
- Observation of ear dischargeC0155540
- OtorrheaC0155540
- Otorrhea (disorder)C0155540
- Otorrhea, unspecifiedC0155540
- Otorrhea, unspecified earC0155540
- OtorrhoeaC0155540
- discharge earC0155540
- discharge earsC0155540
- discharge from earC0155540
- discharges earC0155540
- ear dischargeC0155540
- otorrheaC0155540
- otorrhoeaC0155540
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for otorrhea, unspecified ear?
The ICD-10-CM code for otorrhea, unspecified ear is H92.10. The full clinical description is "Otorrhea, unspecified ear". H92.10 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H92.10 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H92.10 represents "Otorrhea, unspecified ear". It is classified under Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H92.10 a billable code?
Yes, H92.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H92.10 in?
H92.10 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What codes cannot be used with H92.10?
H92.10 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through ear (G96.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does H92.10 map to?
H92.10 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 162364004, 65668001, 300132001, 162362000, 95805006, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H92.10?
H92.10 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155540. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.