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H65.196

H65.196: Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, bilateral

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

H65.196 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H65.196

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Written on H65.1: Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media

  • otitic barotrauma (T70.0)
  • otitis media (acute) NOS (H66.9)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H65.196 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57434Billing and Coding: Vestibular and Audiologic Function Studies

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H65.19

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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