Alphabetic Index FY2027

H68.13

Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube

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.

H68.13 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube. 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 H68.131 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear; H68.132 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear; H68.133 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral and H68.139 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear. Its coding notes include 8 Excludes2 entries.

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)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Compression of Eustachian tube

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

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry

More specific codes under H68.13 4