Is H65.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H65.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H65.3 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).

What cannot be coded together with H65.3?

H65.3 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

H65.3

H65.3 — Chronic mucoid otitis media

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H65.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for chronic mucoid otitis media. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

adhesive middle ear disease (H74.1)

Inclusion terms

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

Chronic mucinous otitis media
Chronic secretory otitis media
Chronic transudative otitis media
Glue ear

Other codes that can never be billed with H65.3

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at H65.3. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading H65.3 alone.

H74.1Adhesive middle ear disease

Risk adjustment

H65.3 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 history

H65.3 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead H65.3

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H65. If H65.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H65.3

Is H65.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H65.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H65.3 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).
What cannot be coded together with H65.3?: H65.3 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.