H65.197

H65.197: Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media recurrent, unspecified ear

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H65.197 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other acute nonsuppurative otitis media recurrent, unspecified ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H65.197 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H65.197

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H65.19

H65.191Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, right ear
H65.192Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, left ear
H65.193Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateral
H65.194Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, right ear
H65.195Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, left ear
H65.196Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, bilateral
H65.199Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified ear