H66.3X9
Other chronic suppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
BillableComplete code, valid to report
H66.3X9 (also written H663X9) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other chronic suppurative otitis media, unspecified ear. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 36 codes in category H66 (Suppurative and unspecified otitis media). 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
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
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