ICD-9-CM 381.81 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 381.81 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
For that reason the ICD-9 code set was deprecated and replaced on September 30, 2015 by ICD-10 codes. The last version of ICD-9-CM had 14,567 diagnosis codes in 20 different categories.
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 381.81 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services.
The ICD-9-CM codes have three to five numeric characters, with the exceptions of the V codes, E Codes and M Codes that begin with a single letter. The legacy ICD-9-CM system lacked the specificity needed to determine an exact diagnosis as the ICD-9 codes can be very broad and it became difficult to compare costs, treatments, and technologies.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateral H69. 93.
Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, right ear H69. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H69. 81 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction is a disorder of the valve of the Eustachian tube that causes it to remain open. When this valve remains open, sound can travel from the nasal-sinus cavity to the ears, allowing you to hear your own voice or your own breathing too loudly, or even the sound of blood pumping.
9: Fever, unspecified.
The end-stage of chronic renal insufficiency. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of proteinuria) and the reduction in glomerular filtration rate to less than 15 ml per min (kidney foundation: kidney disease outcome quality initiative, 2002). These patients generally require hemodialysis or kidney transplantation
ICD-9-CM 585.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 585.6 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).