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H66.005 vs H66.007

H66.005 (Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, left ear) compared with H66.007 (Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear), from the official CMS tabular data. H66.005 and H66.007 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

H66.005
Left
Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, left ear
↔
H66.007
Unspecified
Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. H66.005 and H66.007 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

H66.005Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, left earH66.007Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationH60-H95 — Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H95)H60-H95 — Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H95)
DefinitionAcute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, left ear is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H66.005).Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H66.007).
Includes
suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis
suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis
Use additional code
code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources