Right Otitis Media ICD-10-CM Codes | 2025

What ICD-10 codes are used for right otitis media?

Here are the commonly used ICD-10 codes for right otitis media:

• H65.01: Acute serous otitis media, right ear
• H65.04: Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear
• H65.111: Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguineous) (serous), right ear
• H65.114: Acute and subacute allergic otitis (mucoid) (sanguineous) (serous), recurrent, right ear
• H65.191: Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, right ear
• H65.194: Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, right ear
• H65.21: Chronic serous otitis media, right ear
• H65.31: Chronic mucoid media, right ear
• H65.411: Chronic allergic otitis media, right ear
• H65.491: Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, right ear
• H66.001: Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, right ear
• H66.91: Otitis media unspecified, right ear

There are more specific ICD codes related to right otitis media under the code H66: Suppurative and unspecified otitis media. 

Which right otitis media ICD codes are billable? 

Billable codes are ones that insurance companies use for reimbursement. All of the codes mentioned above are billable. It's important to select the most specific code available based on documented clinical findings:

• Specify acute vs. chronic otitis media
• Indicate suppurative vs. nonsuppurative
• Document the presence of perforated tympanic membrane (ear drum perforation)
• Note if the condition is recurrent
• Identify the affected ear (right ear, left ear, or bilateral)

Clinical information

• Otitis media is an infection located in the air-filled space behind the eardrum that houses the bones that vibrate in the ear. 
• Otitis media is commonly caused by a virus or bacterium in the middle ear resulting from another illness, usually a cold, flu, or allergy. 
• The onset of signs and symptoms of an ear infection is usually quick. Some common symptoms in children of an ear infection are ear pain, trouble sleeping, crying (more than usual), loss of balance, headache, and trouble hearing or responding to sounds. Meanwhile, the symptoms adults experience are ear pain and drainage of fluid from the ear. 
• Practitioners will check a patient's ear via a conventional otoscopy procedure to diagnose otitis media. 
• Treatment of otitis media usually involves managing the pain. Oftentimes, antibiotics are used to clear the infection if it doesn't clear on its own. 

Synonyms include

• Acute otitis media of the right ear
• Right-sided middle ear infection
• Right ear inflammation
• Right tympanic membrane disorder
• Otitis media affecting the right ear