ICD-10 diagnosis code

H65.3 Chronic mucoid otitis media

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H65.3 is the ICD-10 code for Chronic mucoid 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 H65.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Glue ear
  • Otitis media, chronic:
    • mucinous
    • secretory
    • transudative

What H65.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • adhesive middle ear disease H74.1

H65.3 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

H65.3Kronisk mukoid mellomørebetennelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH653Kronisk mucinøs mellemørebetændelse

FinlandICD-10-FI

H65.3Pitkäaikainen limainen välikorvan tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H65.3Chronische muköse Otitis media

FranceICD-10-FR

H65.3Otite moyenne mucoïde chronique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H65.3chronische otitis media, mucoïd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H65.30Chronic mucoid otitis media, unspecified ear
  • H65.31Chronic mucoid otitis media, right ear
  • H65.32Chronic mucoid otitis media, left ear
  • H65.33Chronic mucoid 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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