Is H68.009 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H68.009 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does H68.009 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).

H68.009

H68.009 — Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H68.009 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

H68.009 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.

How H68.009 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to H68.009.

Catarrh, catarrhal›eustachian

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H68.00. If H68.009 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H68.009

Is H68.009 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H68.009 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H68.009 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).