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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
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H65-H75
Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
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H68-
Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction
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2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H68
Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H68 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM H68 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H68 - other international versions of ICD-10 H68 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H68 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
H68:
- 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H68
H66.9 Otitis media, unspecified
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
H68.01 Acute Eustachian salpingitis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
