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.
H65.3Kronisk mukoid mellomørebetennelse
DH653Kronisk mucinøs mellemørebetændelse
H65.3Pitkäaikainen limainen välikorvan tulehdus
H65.3Chronische muköse Otitis media
H65.3Otite moyenne mucoïde chronique
H65.3chronische otitis media, mucoïd
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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