ICD-10 diagnosis code

H68 Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction

H68 is the ICD-10 code for Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: VIII · H60–H95
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of H68

H68 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

H68Inflammation och tilltäppning av örontrumpeten

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH68Betændelse og tillukning af det eustakiske rør

FinlandICD-10-FI

H68Korvatorven tulehdus tai tukkeutuminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

H68Entzündung und Verschluss der Tuba auditiva

FranceICD-10-FR

H68Salpingite et obstruction de la trompe d'Eustache

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H68ontsteking en obstructie van tuba Eustachii

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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