Billable Medical Code for Unspecified Otitis Media
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 382.9
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 382.9.
The Short Description Is: Otitis Media NOS.
Known As
Acute otitis media is also known as acute left persistent otitis media, acute otitis media, acute otitis media (middle ear infection), acute persistent otitis media, acute right otitis media, bilat acute otitis media, bilat chronic otitis media, bilat chronic otitis media status post pe tubes, bilat ear infection, bilat otitis media, bilat otitis media w eardrum rupture, bilat persistent acute otitis media, bilat recurrent otitis media, bilateral acute otitis media, bilateral chronic otitis media, bilateral chronic otitis media after insertion of tympanic ventilation tube, bilateral ear infections, bilateral otitis media, bilateral perforation of tympanic membranes due to otitis media, bilateral persistent acute otitis media, bilateral recurrent otitis media, both sides acute otitis media, both sides chronic otitis media, both sides chronic otitis media status post pe tubes, both sides ear infection, both sides otitis media (ear condition), both sides otitis media with eardrum ruptures, both sides persistent acute otitis media, both sides recurrent otitis media, chronic otitis media, chronic otitis media after insertion of tympanic ventilation tube, chronic otitis media status post pe tubes, H1N1 influenza w otitis media, H1N1 influenza with otitis media, influenza A w otitis media, influenza A with otitis media, influenza w otitis media, influenza with otitis media, left acute otitis media, left chronic otitis media, left chronic otitis media after insertion of tympanic ventilation tube, left chronic otitis media status post pe tubes, left ear infection, left otitis media, left otitis media w eardrum rupture, left otitis media with eardrum rupture, left perforation of tympanic membrane due to otitis media, left persistent acute otitis media, left recurrent otitis media, otitis media, otitis media (middle ear infection), otitis media (middle ear infection) after PE tubes, otitis media (middle ear infection) persistent, otitis media (middle ear infection) acute, otitis media (middle ear infection) chronic, otitis media (middle ear infection) ear drum rupture, otitis media (middle ear infection) multiple episodes, otitis media due to H1N1 influenza, otitis media due to influenza, otitis media due to influenza A, otitis media w eardrum rupture, otitis media acute, otitis media chronic, otitis media recurrent, perforation of tympanic membrane due to otitis media, persistent acute otitis media, recurrent acute otitis media, recurrent otitis media, recurrent right otitis media, right acute otitis media, right acute persistent otitis media, right chronic otitis media, right chronic otitis media after insertion of tympanic ventilation tube, right chronic otitis media status post pe tubes, right ear infection, right otitis media, right otitis media w eardrum rupture, right otitis media with ear drum rupture, right otitis media with eardrum rupture, right persistent acute otitis media, and right recurrent otitis media.
Acute Otitis Media Definition and Symptoms
Acute otitis media is when the middle ear is inflamed and accompanied by the rapid signs of an ear infection. Acute otitis media is typically very rapidly onset with a short duration. Symptoms include irritability or problems sleeping in young children, pain and “fullness” in the ear, runny nose, discharge from the ear, and temporary hearing loss (in extreme cases).