ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H65.2
Chronic serous otitis media
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- H65.2
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H65 — Nonsuppurative otitis media
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H65.2 is a category (header) for chronic serous otitis media. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in H65
- H65Nonsuppurative otitis media
- H65.0Acute serous otitis media
- H65.00Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear
- H65.01Acute serous otitis media, right ear
- H65.02Acute serous otitis media, left ear
- H65.03Acute serous otitis media, bilateral
- H65.04Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear
- H65.05Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear
- H65.06Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateral
- H65.07Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified ear
- H65.1Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media
- H65.11Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous)
- H65.111Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), right ear
- H65.112Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), left ear
- H65.113Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), bilateral
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