ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H68.109
Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H68.109
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H68 — Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H68.109 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of unspecified obstruction of eustachian tube, 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.
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
- H68.01Acute Eustachian salpingitis
- 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
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