H66.4 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Purulent otitis media NOS

Use additional code

• code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)

Applies from H66 Suppurative and unspecified otitis media

Includes

• suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis

Use additional code

• code to identify:
• exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
• exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
• history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
• occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
• tobacco dependence (F17.-)
• tobacco use (Z72.0)

Codes under H66.4

• H66.40 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, unspecified ear
• H66.41 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, right ear
• H66.42 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, left ear
• H66.43 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H66.4

Back-references to H66.4

• Code First: G05 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere ("suppurative otitis media (H66.01-H66.4)")
• Code First: H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane ("any associated otitis media (H65.-, H66.1-, H66.2-, H66.3-, H66.4-, H66.9-, H67.-)")

Back-references to H66

• Type 1 Excludes: H73.0 Acute myringitis ("acute myringitis with otitis media (H65, H66)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H73.1 Chronic myringitis ("chronic myringitis with otitis media (H65, H66)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H66.4

• Otitis (acute) › media (hemorrhagic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) › suppurative

Nearby codes

• H66.3X Other chronic suppurative otitis media
• H66.3X1 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, right ear
• H66.3X2 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, left ear
• H66.3X3 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, bilateral
• H66.3X9 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
• H66.4 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified (this code)
• H66.40 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, unspecified ear
• H66.41 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, right ear
• H66.42 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, left ear
• H66.43 Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, bilateral
• H66.9 Otitis media, unspecified