2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H68

Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction

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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 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H68 became effective on October 1, 2020.
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:

that may be applicable to H68:

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
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H68

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

H68.01 Acute Eustachian salpingitis

H68.011 …… right ear

H68.012 …… left ear

H68.013 …… bilateral

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