H65.2 is the ICD-10 code for Chronic 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 H65.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Chronic tubotympanal catarrh
H65.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H65.2Kronisk serøs mellomørebetennelse
DH652Kronisk serøs mellemørebetændelse
H65.2Pitkäaikainen seroosi välikorvan tulehdus
H65.2Chronische seröse Otitis media
H65.2Otite moyenne séreuse chronique
H65.2chronische otitis media, sereus
Listed through more specific codes:
- H65.20Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.21Chronic serous otitis media, right ear
- H65.22Chronic serous otitis media, left ear
- H65.23Chronic serous otitis media, bilateral
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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