H67.9 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
Instructional Notes:
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H67.9
Description: Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
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H67
Description: Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere
Exclude1:
- otitis media in:
- influenza (J09.X9, J10.83, J11.83)
- measles (B05.3)
- scarlet fever (A38.0)
- tuberculosis (A18.6)
Code First:
- underlying disease, such as:
- plasminogen deficiency (E88.02)
- viral disease NEC (B00-B34)
Use Additional Code:
- code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
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H65-H75
Description: Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
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H60-H95
Description: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Exclude2:
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes:
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition