ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H69
Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube
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
- H69
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H69
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H69 is a category (header) for other and unspecified disorders of eustachian tube. 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 H69
- H69.0Patulous Eustachian tube
- H69.00Patulous Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
- H69.01Patulous Eustachian tube, right ear
- H69.02Patulous Eustachian tube, left ear
- H69.03Patulous Eustachian tube, bilateral
- H69.8Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube
- H69.80Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
- H69.81Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, right ear
- H69.82Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, left ear
- H69.83Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, bilateral
- H69.9Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder
- H69.90Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, unspecified ear
- H69.91Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, right ear
- H69.92Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, left ear
- H69.93Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateral
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