DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

H68 Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction

  • Header · not billable

H68 is not billable. The category heads 28 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 2 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveeustachian tube (complete) (partial) → H68.10-
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)eustachian → H68.009
  • Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic)eustachian (tube) → H68.00-

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. H68 Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction
Billable codes
28
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
8

Codes in H68

  1. H68.0
    Eustachian salpingitis
    Header
  2. H68.00
    Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis
    Header
  3. H68.001
    Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
    Billable
  4. H68.002
    Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
    Billable
  5. H68.003
    Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
    Billable
  6. H68.009
    Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
    Billable
  7. H68.01
    Acute Eustachian salpingitis
    Header
  8. H68.011
    Acute Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
    Billable
  9. H68.012
    Acute Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
    Billable
  10. H68.013
    Acute Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
    Billable
  11. H68.019
    Acute Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
    Billable
  12. H68.02
    Chronic Eustachian salpingitis
    Header
  13. H68.021
    Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
    Billable
  14. H68.022
    Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
    Billable
  15. H68.023
    Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
    Billable
  16. H68.029
    Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
    Billable
  17. H68.1
    Obstruction of Eustachian tube
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Stenosis of Eustachian tube
    • Stricture of Eustachian tube
  18. H68.10
    Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube
    Header
  19. H68.101
    Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
    Billable
  20. H68.102
    Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
    Billable
  21. H68.103
    Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
    Billable
  22. H68.109
    Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
    Billable
  23. H68.11
    Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube
    Header
  24. H68.111
    Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
    Billable
  25. H68.112
    Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
    Billable
  26. H68.113
    Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
    Billable
  27. H68.119
    Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
    Billable
  28. H68.12
    Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube
    Header
  29. H68.121
    Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
    Billable
  30. H68.122
    Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
    Billable
  31. H68.123
    Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
    Billable
  32. H68.129
    Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
    Billable
  33. H68.13
    Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Compression of Eustachian tube
  34. H68.131
    Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
    Billable
  35. H68.132
    Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
    Billable
  36. H68.133
    Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
    Billable
  37. H68.139
    Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic)eustachian (tube) → H68.00-
  • Catarrh, catarrhal (acute) (febrile) (infectious) (inflammation)eustachian → H68.009
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveeustachian tube (complete) (partial) → H68.10-
  • Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic)eustachian (tube)acute → H68.01-
  • Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic)eustachian (tube)chronic → H68.02-
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveeustachian tube (complete) (partial)osseous → H68.11-
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveeustachian tube (complete) (partial)cartilagenous (extrinsic) → H68.13-
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveeustachian tube (complete) (partial)cartilagenous (extrinsic)intrinsic → H68.12-

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