2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H65.01. Acute serous otitis media, right ear. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. H65.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
H65.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H65.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 code H65.22 for Chronic serous otitis media, left ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the ear and mastoid process . Subscribe to Codify and get the code details in a flash.
ICD-10 code H65. 01 for Acute serous otitis media, right ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the ear and mastoid process .
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a collection of non-infected fluid in the middle ear space. It is also called serous or secretory otitis media (SOM). This fluid may accumulate in the middle ear as a result of a cold, sore throat or upper respiratory infection.
Otitis media with effusion (OME (picture 1)), also called serous otitis media or "glue ear," is defined as the presence of middle ear fluid without signs of acute infection [1].
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Serous otitis media (SOM) occurs when the Eustachian tube, the valve that controls inner ear pressure, becomes blocked. Since air cannot get into the middle ear space, fluid from the ear lining (called serous fluid) collects in the space instead, blocking the eardrum.
Ear Infection. Be aware that serous otitis media is not an ear infection, otherwise known as acute otitis media. While both have fluid in the middle ear space, fluid with acute otitis media is infected, whereas that is not the case with serous otitis media.
Secretory otitis media is an effusion in the middle ear resulting from incomplete resolution of acute otitis media or obstruction of the eustachian tube without infection.
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Etiologic treatment of serous otitis rests on restoration of satisfactory nasal ventilation (education to improve nose-blowing, adenoidectomy), improvement of eustachian tube patency (corticosteroids), and modification of the characteristics of middle ear secretions (mucolytic agents and mucomodifying agents).
ICD-10-CM Code for Otalgia, left ear H92. 02.
H65.0 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Acute serous otitis media. It should not be used for HIPAA-covered transactions as a more specific code is available to choose from below.
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