H65.493 Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral H65.499 Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified ear The ICD code H65 is used to code Simple otitis media
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The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code H65.493 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their child to a doctor. Three out of four children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. Adults can also get ear infections, but they are less common.