H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
Not billable
Is H65 billable?
No — H65 is a non-billable header code. H65 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 44 billable codes beneath H65.
Billable codes under this header
- H65.00Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.01Acute serous otitis media, right ear
- H65.02Acute serous otitis media, left ear
- H65.03Acute serous otitis media, bilateral
- H65.04Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear
- H65.05Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear
- H65.06Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateral
- H65.07Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified ear
- H65.20Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.21Chronic serous otitis media, right ear
- H65.22Chronic serous otitis media, left ear
- H65.23Chronic serous otitis media, bilateral
- H65.30Chronic mucoid otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.31Chronic mucoid otitis media, right ear
- H65.32Chronic mucoid otitis media, left ear
- H65.33Chronic mucoid otitis media, bilateral
- H65.90Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.91Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, right ear
- H65.92Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear
- H65.93Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral
- H65.111Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), right ear
- H65.112Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), left ear
- H65.113Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), bilateral
- H65.114Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, right ear
- H65.115Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, left ear
- H65.116Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, bilateral
- H65.117Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, unspecified ear
- H65.119Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), unspecified ear
- H65.191Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, right ear
- H65.192Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear
- H65.193Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral
- H65.194Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, right ear
- H65.195Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, left ear
- H65.196Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, bilateral
- H65.197Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media recurrent, unspecified ear
- H65.199Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.411Chronic allergic otitis media, right ear
- H65.412Chronic allergic otitis media, left ear
- H65.413Chronic allergic otitis media, bilateral
- H65.419Chronic allergic otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.491Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, right ear
- H65.492Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear
- H65.493Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral
- H65.499Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
H65 at a glance
| Code | H65 |
|---|---|
| Description | Nonsuppurative otitis media |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside H65 to fully describe the condition. H65 is sequenced first.
- code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
- code, if applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- infectious agent (B95-B97)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Includes
Conditions classified to H65.
- nonsuppurative otitis media with myringitis
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H65, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H65 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
What codes fall under H65? (6)
- H65.0Acute serous otitis medianot billable
- H65.1Other acute nonsuppurative otitis medianot billable
- H65.2Chronic serous otitis medianot billable
- H65.3Chronic mucoid otitis medianot billable
- H65.4Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis medianot billable
- H65.9Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis medianot billable
How long has H65 existed?
H65 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with H65?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H65 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.