H66.019

Quick facts

Code

H66.019

Type

Billable code

ICD-10-CM chapter

Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Category

H66 — Suppurative and unspecified otitis media

Specificity

6 characters

ICD-10-CM H66.019 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, unspecified ear. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.