H65.2
Chronic serous otitis media
H65.2 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for chronic serous otitis media. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H65.20 Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear; H65.21 Chronic serous otitis media, right ear; H65.22 Chronic serous otitis media, left ear and H65.23 Chronic serous otitis media, bilateral. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- nonsuppurative otitis media with myringitis
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Chronic tubotympanal catarrh
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry