ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
H67- Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H67.1

Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, right ear

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Billable/Specific Code

Manifestation Code

H67.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H67.1 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H67.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 H67.1 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

H67.1 describes the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself.

The following code(s) above H67.1 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H67.1:

H60-H95
2020 ICD-10-CM Range H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H67
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H67
Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- plasminogen deficiency (E88.02)
- viral disease NEC (B00-B34)
Type 1 Excludes
- otitis media in:
- influenza (J09.X9, J10.83, J11.83)
- measles (B05.3)
- scarlet fever (A38.0)
- tuberculosis (A18.6)
Use Additional
- code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere

ICD-10-CM H67.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert H67.1 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H67.1

H66.40 …… unspecified ear

H66.41 …… right ear

H66.42 …… left ear

H66.43 …… bilateral

H66.9 Otitis media, unspecified

H66.90 …… unspecified ear

H66.91 …… right ear

H66.92 …… left ear

H66.93 …… bilateral

H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere

H67.1 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, right ear

H67.2 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, left ear

H67.3 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral

H67.9 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear

H68 Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction

H68.0 Eustachian salpingitis

H68.00 Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis

H68.001 …… right ear

H68.002 …… left ear

H68.003 …… bilateral

H68.009 …… unspecified ear

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H67.1

Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, right ear

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere