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ICD-10-CM Code for Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, left ear H66.42

ICD-10 code H66.42 for Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, left ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the ear and mastoid process .

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Official Long Descriptor

Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, left ear

H66.4

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

H66

Includes: suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis

Use additional 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)

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