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Category · FY2027

H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere

  • Header · not billable

H67 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
  2. H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
  3. H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
1

Codes in H67

  1. H67.1
    Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, right ear
    Billable
  2. H67.2
    Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, left ear
    Billable
  3. H67.3
    Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
    Billable
  4. H67.9
    Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At H67

Excludes1

Code first

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • plasminogen deficiency (E88.02) E88.02
  • viral disease NEC (B00-B34) B00 B34

Use additional code

  • code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-) H72

Notes that also apply

Chapter 8 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 8 page.

Index entries

  • Otitis (acute)media (hemorrhagic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal)in (due to) (with)viral disease NEC → B34.- [H67.-]

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Hierarchy