H66.3X

Other chronic suppurative otitis media

FY2027Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process/H65–H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

H66.3X is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other chronic suppurative 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 H66.3X1 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, right ear; H66.3X2 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, left ear; H66.3X3 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, bilateral and H66.3X9 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, unspecified ear. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Inherited from H66.3 Other chronic suppurative otitis media
  • code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
Inherited from H66 Suppurative and unspecified otitis media
  • code to identify:
    • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
    • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from H66.3 Other chronic suppurative otitis media
  • tuberculous otitis media (A18.6)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
  • 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.

Inherited from H66 Suppurative and unspecified otitis media
  • suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

More specific codes under H66.3X 4