H69 — Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube
Not billable
Is H69 billable?
No — H69 is a non-billable header code. H69 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 12 billable codes beneath H69.
Billable codes under this header
- H69.00Patulous Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
- H69.01Patulous Eustachian tube, right ear
- H69.02Patulous Eustachian tube, left ear
- H69.03Patulous Eustachian tube, bilateral
- H69.80Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
- H69.81Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, right ear
- H69.82Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, left ear
- H69.83Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, bilateral
- H69.90Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, unspecified ear
- H69.91Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, right ear
- H69.92Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, left ear
- H69.93Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateral
H69 at a glance
| Code | H69 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H69, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H69 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 H69? (3)
How long has H69 existed?
H69 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.