H67 — Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere
Is H67 billable?
No — H67 is a non-billable header code. H67 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 4 billable codes beneath H67.
H67 at a glance
| Code | H67 |
|---|---|
| Description | Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H67 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Code first
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before H67. H67 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside H67 to fully describe the condition. H67 is sequenced first.
- code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H67, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H67 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 H67? (4)
How long has H67 existed?
H67 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 H67?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H67 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.