Is H65.19 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H65.19 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H65.19 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75).

H65.19

H65.19 — Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H65.19 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other acute nonsuppurative otitis media. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Acute and subacute mucoid otitis media
Acute and subacute nonsuppurative otitis media NOS
Acute and subacute sanguinous otitis media
Acute and subacute seromucinous otitis media

Risk adjustment

H65.19 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead H65.19

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H65.1. If H65.19 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

H65.11Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous)

Questions about H65.19

Is H65.19 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H65.19 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H65.19 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75).