J10.83 — Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with otitis media
J10.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for influenza due to other identified influenza virus with otitis media. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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- code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)
Other codes that can never be billed with J10.83
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at J10.83. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading J10.83 alone.
- H67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
J10.83 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.
Medicare coverage
J10.83 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How J10.83 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 J10.83.
- Influenza›due to›identified influenza virus NEC›with›otitis media
Related codes at this level
Codes that share J10.8. If J10.83 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about J10.83
- Is J10.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. J10.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does J10.83 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18).