ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H69.02
Patulous Eustachian tube, left ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H69.02
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H69 — Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H69.02 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of patulous eustachian tube, left 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 H69
- H69Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube
- H69.0Patulous Eustachian tube
- H69.00Patulous Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
- H69.01Patulous Eustachian tube, right 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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