H65.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute serous otitis media. It is a four-character subcategory of H65 (Nonsuppurative otitis media), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H65–H75 (Diseases of middle ear and mastoid) in Chapter VIII, Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VIII · H60–H95
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What H65.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acute and subacute secretory otitis media
H65.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H65.0Akutt serøs mellomørebetennelse
DH650Akut serøs mellemørebetændelse
- DH650AOtitis media secretorica subacuta
H65.0Akuutti seroosi välikorvan tulehdus
H65.0Akute seröse Otitis media
H65.0Otite moyenne séreuse aigüe
H65.0acute otitis media, sereus
Listed through more specific codes:
- H65.00Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.01Acute serous otitis media, right ear
- H65.02Acute serous otitis media, left ear
- H65.03Acute serous otitis media, bilateral
- H65.04Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear
- H65.05Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear
- H65.06Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateral
- H65.07Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified ear
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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