H68.13 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Compression of Eustachian tube

Applies from H68.1 Obstruction of Eustachian tube

Applicable to

• Stenosis of Eustachian tube
• Stricture of Eustachian tube

Codes under H68.13

• H68.131 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
• H68.132 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
• H68.133 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
• H68.139 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear

Diagnosis Index entries for H68.13

• Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › eustachian tube (complete) (partial) › cartilagenous (extrinsic)

Nearby codes

• H68.12 Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube
• H68.121 Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
• H68.122 Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
• H68.123 Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
• H68.129 Intrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
• H68.13 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube (this code)
• H68.131 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
• H68.132 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
• H68.133 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral
• H68.139 Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear