ICD-10 diagnosis code

H65.9 Nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified

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H65.9 is the ICD-10 code for Nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified. 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 H65.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Otitis media:
    • allergic
    • catarrhal
    • exudative
    • mucoid
    • secretory
    • seromucinous
    • serous
    • transudative
    • with effusion (nonpurulent)

H65.9 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

H65.9Uspesifisert ikke-purulent mellomørebetennelse

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH659Mellemørebetændelse uden pusdannelse UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

H65.9Akuuttisuudeltaan määrittämätön ei-märkäinen välikorvan tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H65.9Nichteitrige Otitis media, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

H65.9Otite moyenne non suppurée, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H65.9niet-etterige otitis media, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H65.90Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
  • H65.91Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, right ear
  • H65.92Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear
  • H65.93Unspecified nonsuppurative 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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