H68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Eustachian salpingitis. It is a four-character subcategory of H68 (Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction), 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
H68.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H68.0Betennelse i tuba auditiva
DH680Otosalpingitis
H68.0Korvatorven tulehdus
H68.0Entzündung der Tuba auditiva
H68.0Salpingite de la trompe d'Eustache
H68.0ontsteking van tuba Eustachii
Listed through more specific codes:
- H68.001Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
- H68.002Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
- H68.003Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
- H68.009Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
- H68.011Acute Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
- H68.012Acute Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
- H68.013Acute Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
- H68.019Acute Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
- and 4 more national subcodes
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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