H66.0
Header — not billableAcute suppurative otitis media
The ICD-10 code for acute suppurative otitis media is H66.0.
H66.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H66.1Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis medianon-billable header
- H66.2Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis medianon-billable header
- H66.3Other chronic suppurative otitis medianon-billable header
- H66.4Suppurative otitis media, unspecifiednon-billable header
- H66.9Otitis media, unspecifiednon-billable header
- H66.0Acute suppurative otitis medianon-billable header