ICD-10 diagnosis code

H65.1 Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media

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H65.1 is the ICD-10 code for Other acute nonsuppurative 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 H65.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Otitis media, acute and subacute:
    • allergic (mucoid)(sanguinous)(serous)
    • mucoid
    • nonsuppurative NOS
    • sanguinous
    • seromucinous

What H65.1 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • otitic barotrauma T70.0
  • otitis media (acute) NOS H66.9

H65.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

H65.1Annen akutt ikke-purulent mellomørebetennelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH651Anden form for akut mellemørebetændelse uden pusdannelse

  • DH651CAkut mellemørebetændelse uden pusdannelse UNS
  • DH651DSubakut mellemørebetændelse uden pusdannelse UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

H65.1Muu akuutti tai subakuutti ei-märkäinen välikorvan tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H65.1Sonstige akute nichteitrige Otitis media

FranceICD-10-FR

H65.1Autres otites moyennes aigües, non suppurées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H65.1overige vormen van acute otitis media, niet-etterig

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H65.111Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), right ear
  • H65.112Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), left ear
  • H65.113Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), bilateral
  • H65.114Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, right ear
  • H65.115Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, left ear
  • H65.116Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, bilateral
  • H65.117Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, unspecified ear
  • H65.119Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), unspecified ear
  • and 8 more national subcodes

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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