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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H68.1 Obstruction of Eustachian tube

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H68.1 is the ICD-10 code for Obstruction of Eustachian tube. 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

What H68.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Compression
    • of Eustachian tube
  • Stenosis
    • of Eustachian tube
  • Stricture
    • of Eustachian tube

H68.1 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

H68.1Tilltäppning av örontrumpeten

NorwayICD-10-NO

H68.1Obstruksjon av tuba auditiva

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH681Tillukning af det eustakiske rør

FinlandICD-10-FI

H68.1Korvatorven tukkeutuminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

H68.1Verschluss der Tuba auditiva

FranceICD-10-FR

H68.1Obstruction de la trompe d'Eustache

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H68.1obstructie van tuba Eustachii

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H68.101Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
  • H68.102Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
  • H68.103Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
  • H68.109Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
  • H68.111Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
  • H68.112Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
  • H68.113Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
  • H68.119Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
  • and 8 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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