H65.2 Chronic serous otitis media

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Chronic serous otitis media is H65.2 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
H65-H75: Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
Category H65
55 codes (44 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to H65.2:

  • Otitis (acute) › media (hemorrhagic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) › nonsuppurative › chronic › serous

Inclusion Terms

  • Chronic tubotympanal catarrh

Official Coding Guidelines

Chapter 8 reserved for future guideline expansion

8. Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H95) Reserved for future guideline expansion

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.8

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

Related Codes

Parent Code

H65 Nonsuppurative otitis media

More Specific Codes

H65.20 Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear H65.21 Chronic serous otitis media, right ear H65.22 Chronic serous otitis media, left ear H65.23 Chronic serous otitis media, bilateral

Related Codes in H65

H65 Nonsuppurative otitis media H65.0 Acute serous otitis media H65.00 Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear H65.01 Acute serous otitis media, right ear H65.02 Acute serous otitis media, left ear H65.03 Acute serous otitis media, bilateral H65.04 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear H65.05 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear H65.06 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateral H65.07 Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified ear H65.1 Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media H65.11 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous) H65.111 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), right ear H65.112 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), left ear H65.113 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), bilateral H65.114 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, right ear H65.115 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, left ear H65.116 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, bilateral H65.117 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent, unspecified ear H65.119 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), unspecified ear
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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