ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

H65-H75 — Diseases of middle ear and mastoid

Every ICD-10-CM code in this range and the PDGM clinical group CMS assigns to it, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.1.26.

OASIS-E2 v1.00.0 · ingested 2026-04-26

Codes in range

288

No clinical group

84

A period cannot be grouped from these.

Barred as primary

0

CMS rejects these in the primary position.

Where these codes group

204 of the 288 codes in H65-H75 group to MMTA - Other. A further 84 are assigned no clinical group at all, which means a 30-day period cannot be grouped from them.

Every code in H65-H75

Descriptions are CMS’s own, abbreviated as CMS abbreviates them.

CodeDescriptionClinical groupPrimary position
H6500Acute serous otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6501Acute serous otitis media, right earAAccepted
H6502Acute serous otitis media, left earAAccepted
H6503Acute serous otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H6504Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right earAAccepted
H6505Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left earAAccepted
H6506Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, bilateralAAccepted
H6507Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H65111Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (serous), r earAAccepted
H65112Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (serous), left earAAccepted
H65113Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (serous), biAAccepted
H65114Acute and subacute allergic otitis media, recur, r earAAccepted
H65115Acute and subacute allergic otitis media, recur, left earAAccepted
H65116Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (serous), recur, biAAccepted
H65117Acute and subacute allergic otitis media, recur, unsp earNoneCannot group
H65119Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (serous), unsp earNoneCannot group
H65191Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, right earAAccepted
H65192Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, left earAAccepted
H65193Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H65194Oth acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, right earAAccepted
H65195Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, left earAAccepted
H65196Oth acute nonsuppurative otitis media, recurrent, bilateralAAccepted
H65197Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media recurrent, unsp earNoneCannot group
H65199Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6520Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6521Chronic serous otitis media, right earAAccepted
H6522Chronic serous otitis media, left earAAccepted
H6523Chronic serous otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H6530Chronic mucoid otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6531Chronic mucoid otitis media, right earAAccepted
H6532Chronic mucoid otitis media, left earAAccepted
H6533Chronic mucoid otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H65411Chronic allergic otitis media, right earAAccepted
H65412Chronic allergic otitis media, left earAAccepted
H65413Chronic allergic otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H65419Chronic allergic otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H65491Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, right earAAccepted
H65492Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, left earAAccepted
H65493Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H65499Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6590Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6591Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, right earAAccepted
H6592Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, left earAAccepted
H6593Unspecified nonsuppurative otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H66001Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, right earAAccepted
H66002Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, left earAAccepted
H66003Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, bilateralAAccepted
H66004Ac suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, recur, r earAAccepted
H66005Ac suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, recur, l earAAccepted
H66006Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, recur, biAAccepted
H66007Ac suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum,recur, unsp earNoneCannot group
H66009Acute suppr otitis media w/o spon rupt ear drum, unsp earNoneCannot group
H66011Acute suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, right earAAccepted
H66012Acute suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, left earAAccepted
H66013Acute suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, bilateralAAccepted
H66014Acute suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, recur, r earAAccepted
H66015Acute suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, recur, l earAAccepted
H66016Acute suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, recurrent, biAAccepted
H66017Ac suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, recur, unsp earNoneCannot group
H66019Acute suppr otitis media w spon rupt ear drum, unsp earNoneCannot group
H6610Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, unspecifiedNoneCannot group
H6611Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, right earAAccepted
H6612Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, left earAAccepted
H6613Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H6620Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, unsp earNoneCannot group
H6621Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, right earAAccepted
H6622Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, left earAAccepted
H6623Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H663X1Other chronic suppurative otitis media, right earAAccepted
H663X2Other chronic suppurative otitis media, left earAAccepted
H663X3Other chronic suppurative otitis media, bilateralAAccepted
H663X9Other chronic suppurative otitis media, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6640Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6641Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, right earAAccepted
H6642Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, left earAAccepted
H6643Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, bilateralAAccepted
H6690Otitis media, unspecified, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6691Otitis media, unspecified, right earAAccepted
H6692Otitis media, unspecified, left earAAccepted
H6693Otitis media, unspecified, bilateralAAccepted
H671Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, right earNoneCannot group
H672Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, left earNoneCannot group
H673Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateralNoneCannot group
H679Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere, unsp earNoneCannot group
H68001Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, right earAAccepted
H68002Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, left earAAccepted
H68003Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, bilateralAAccepted
H68009Unspecified Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H68011Acute Eustachian salpingitis, right earAAccepted
H68012Acute Eustachian salpingitis, left earAAccepted
H68013Acute Eustachian salpingitis, bilateralAAccepted
H68019Acute Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H68021Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, right earAAccepted
H68022Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, left earAAccepted
H68023Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, bilateralAAccepted
H68029Chronic Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H68101Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, right earAAccepted
H68102Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, left earAAccepted
H68103Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateralAAccepted
H68109Unspecified obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H68111Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right earAAccepted
H68112Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left earAAccepted
H68113Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateralAAccepted
H68119Osseous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H68121Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, right earAAccepted
H68122Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, left earAAccepted
H68123Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, bilateralAAccepted
H68129Intrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, unsp earNoneCannot group
H68131Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, right earAAccepted
H68132Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, left earAAccepted
H68133Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, bilateralAAccepted
H68139Extrinsic cartilagenous obst of eustach tube, unsp earNoneCannot group
H6900Patulous Eustachian tube, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6901Patulous Eustachian tube, right earAAccepted
H6902Patulous Eustachian tube, left earAAccepted
H6903Patulous Eustachian tube, bilateralAAccepted
H6980Oth disrd of Eustachian tube, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6981Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, right earAAccepted
H6982Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, left earAAccepted
H6983Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, bilateralAAccepted
H6990Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H6991Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, right earAAccepted
H6992Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, left earAAccepted
H6993Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateralAAccepted
H70001Acute mastoiditis without complications, right earAAccepted
H70002Acute mastoiditis without complications, left earAAccepted
H70003Acute mastoiditis without complications, bilateralAAccepted
H70009Acute mastoiditis without complications, unspecified earNoneToo unspecified
H70011Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, right earAAccepted
H70012Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, left earAAccepted
H70013Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, bilateralAAccepted
H70019Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, unspecified earNoneToo unspecified
H70091Acute mastoiditis with other complications, right earAAccepted
H70092Acute mastoiditis with other complications, left earAAccepted
H70093Acute mastoiditis with other complications, bilateralAAccepted
H70099Acute mastoiditis with other complications, unspecified earNoneToo unspecified
H7010Chronic mastoiditis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7011Chronic mastoiditis, right earAAccepted
H7012Chronic mastoiditis, left earAAccepted
H7013Chronic mastoiditis, bilateralAAccepted
H70201Unspecified petrositis, right earAAccepted
H70202Unspecified petrositis, left earAAccepted
H70203Unspecified petrositis, bilateralAAccepted
H70209Unspecified petrositis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H70211Acute petrositis, right earAAccepted
H70212Acute petrositis, left earAAccepted
H70213Acute petrositis, bilateralAAccepted
H70219Acute petrositis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H70221Chronic petrositis, right earAAccepted
H70222Chronic petrositis, left earAAccepted
H70223Chronic petrositis, bilateralAAccepted
H70229Chronic petrositis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H70811Postauricular fistula, right earAAccepted
H70812Postauricular fistula, left earAAccepted
H70813Postauricular fistula, bilateralAAccepted
H70819Postauricular fistula, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H70891Other mastoiditis and related conditions, right earAAccepted
H70892Other mastoiditis and related conditions, left earAAccepted
H70893Other mastoiditis and related conditions, bilateralAAccepted
H70899Other mastoiditis and related conditions, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7090Unspecified mastoiditis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7091Unspecified mastoiditis, right earAAccepted
H7092Unspecified mastoiditis, left earAAccepted
H7093Unspecified mastoiditis, bilateralAAccepted
H7100Cholesteatoma of attic, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7101Cholesteatoma of attic, right earAAccepted
H7102Cholesteatoma of attic, left earAAccepted
H7103Cholesteatoma of attic, bilateralAAccepted
H7110Cholesteatoma of tympanum, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7111Cholesteatoma of tympanum, right earAAccepted
H7112Cholesteatoma of tympanum, left earAAccepted
H7113Cholesteatoma of tympanum, bilateralAAccepted
H7120Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7121Cholesteatoma of mastoid, right earAAccepted
H7122Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left earAAccepted
H7123Cholesteatoma of mastoid, bilateralAAccepted
H7130Diffuse cholesteatosis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7131Diffuse cholesteatosis, right earAAccepted
H7132Diffuse cholesteatosis, left earAAccepted
H7133Diffuse cholesteatosis, bilateralAAccepted
H7190Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7191Unspecified cholesteatoma, right earAAccepted
H7192Unspecified cholesteatoma, left earAAccepted
H7193Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateralAAccepted
H7200Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7201Central perforation of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H7202Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H7203Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H7210Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7211Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H7212Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H7213Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H722X1Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H722X2Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H722X3Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H722X9Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, unsp earNoneCannot group
H72811Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H72812Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H72813Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H72819Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H72821Total perforations of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H72822Total perforations of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H72823Total perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H72829Total perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7290Unsp perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7291Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H7292Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H7293Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H73001Acute myringitis, right earAAccepted
H73002Acute myringitis, left earAAccepted
H73003Acute myringitis, bilateralAAccepted
H73009Acute myringitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H73011Bullous myringitis, right earAAccepted
H73012Bullous myringitis, left earAAccepted
H73013Bullous myringitis, bilateralAAccepted
H73019Bullous myringitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H73091Other acute myringitis, right earAAccepted
H73092Other acute myringitis, left earAAccepted
H73093Other acute myringitis, bilateralAAccepted
H73099Other acute myringitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7310Chronic myringitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7311Chronic myringitis, right earAAccepted
H7312Chronic myringitis, left earAAccepted
H7313Chronic myringitis, bilateralAAccepted
H7320Unspecified myringitis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7321Unspecified myringitis, right earAAccepted
H7322Unspecified myringitis, left earAAccepted
H7323Unspecified myringitis, bilateralAAccepted
H73811Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H73812Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H73813Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H73819Atrophic flaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H73821Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H73822Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H73823Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H73829Atrophic nonflaccid tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H73891Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H73892Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H73893Other specified disorders of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H73899Oth disrd of tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7390Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7391Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, right earAAccepted
H7392Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, left earAAccepted
H7393Unspecified disorder of tympanic membrane, bilateralAAccepted
H7401Tympanosclerosis, right earAAccepted
H7402Tympanosclerosis, left earAAccepted
H7403Tympanosclerosis, bilateralAAccepted
H7409Tympanosclerosis, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7411Adhesive right middle ear diseaseAAccepted
H7412Adhesive left middle ear diseaseAAccepted
H7413Adhesive middle ear disease, bilateralAAccepted
H7419Adhesive middle ear disease, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7420Discontinuity and dislocation of ear ossicles, unsp earNoneCannot group
H7421Discontinuity and dislocation of right ear ossiclesAAccepted
H7422Discontinuity and dislocation of left ear ossiclesAAccepted
H7423Discontinuity and dislocation of ear ossicles, bilateralAAccepted
H74311Ankylosis of ear ossicles, right earAAccepted
H74312Ankylosis of ear ossicles, left earAAccepted
H74313Ankylosis of ear ossicles, bilateralAAccepted
H74319Ankylosis of ear ossicles, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H74321Partial loss of ear ossicles, right earAAccepted
H74322Partial loss of ear ossicles, left earAAccepted
H74323Partial loss of ear ossicles, bilateralAAccepted
H74329Partial loss of ear ossicles, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H74391Other acquired abnormalities of right ear ossiclesAAccepted
H74392Other acquired abnormalities of left ear ossiclesAAccepted
H74393Other acquired abnormalities of ear ossicles, bilateralAAccepted
H74399Other acquired abnormalities of ear ossicles, unsp earNoneCannot group
H7440Polyp of middle ear, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7441Polyp of right middle earAAccepted
H7442Polyp of left middle earAAccepted
H7443Polyp of middle ear, bilateralAAccepted
H748X1Other specified disorders of right middle ear and mastoidAAccepted
H748X2Other specified disorders of left middle ear and mastoidAAccepted
H748X3Oth disrd of middle ear and mastoid, bilateralAAccepted
H748X9Oth disrd of middle ear and mastoid, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7490Unsp disorder of middle ear and mastoid, unspecified earNoneCannot group
H7491Unspecified disorder of right middle ear and mastoidNoneCannot group
H7492Unspecified disorder of left middle ear and mastoidNoneCannot group
H7493Unspecified disorder of middle ear and mastoid, bilateralNoneCannot group
H7500Mastoiditis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, unsp earNoneCannot group
H7501Mastoiditis in infec/parastc diseases classd elswhr, r earNoneCannot group
H7502Mastoiditis in infec/parastc dis classd elswhr, left earNoneCannot group
H7503Mastoiditis in infec/parastc diseases classd elswhr, biNoneCannot group
H7580Oth disrd of mid ear and mast in dis classd elswhr, unsp earNoneCannot group
H7581Oth disrd of r mid ear and mastoid in diseases classd elswhrNoneCannot group
H7582Oth disrd of l mid ear and mastoid in diseases classd elswhrNoneCannot group
H7583Oth disrd of mid ear and mastoid in dis classd elswhr, biNoneCannot group

Source: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.1.26, effective 2026-04-01. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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