ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H68.01
Acute Eustachian salpingitis
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
- H68.01
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H68 — Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H68.01 is a category (header) for acute eustachian salpingitis. 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 H68
- H68Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction
- H68.0Eustachian salpingitis
- H68.00Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis
- H68.001Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
- H68.002Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
- H68.003Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
- H68.009Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
- H68.011Acute Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
- H68.012Acute Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
- H68.013Acute Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
- H68.019Acute Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
- H68.02Chronic Eustachian salpingitis
- H68.021Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, right ear
- H68.022Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, left ear
- H68.023Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, bilateral
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