H66.012 is the authoritative medical code for Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear (ICD-10-CM H66.012), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code H66.012. Includes: 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; history of tobacco dependence Z87.891; occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Z57.31; tobacco dependence F17.-; tobacco use Z72.0.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for H66.012 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- suppurative and unspecified otitis media with myringitis
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Is an additional code needed with H66.012?
Use additional code(s) to specify: 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).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as H66.012, with their registry titles.
- H66 — Suppurative and unspecified otitis media
- H66.0 — Acute suppurative otitis media
- H66.00 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum
- H66.001 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, right ear
- H66.002 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, left ear
- H66.003 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, bilateral
- H66.004 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, right ear
- H66.005 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, left ear
- H66.006 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, bilateral
- H66.007 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear
- H66.009 — Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum, unspecified ear
- H66.01 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum
- H66.011 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, right ear
- H66.013 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, bilateral
- H66.014 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, right ear
- H66.015 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, left ear
- H66.016 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, bilateral
- H66.017 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, recurrent, unspecified ear
- H66.019 — Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of ear drum, unspecified ear
- H66.1 — Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media
- H66.10 — Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, unspecified
- H66.11 — Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, right ear
- H66.12 — Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, left ear
- H66.13 — Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, bilateral
- H66.2 — Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media
- H66.20 — Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
- H66.21 — Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, right ear
- H66.22 — Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, left ear
- H66.23 — Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, bilateral
- H66.3 — Other chronic suppurative otitis media
- H66.3X — Other chronic suppurative otitis media
- H66.3X1 — Other chronic suppurative otitis media, right ear
- H66.3X2 — Other chronic suppurative otitis media, left ear
- H66.3X3 — Other chronic suppurative otitis media, bilateral
- H66.3X9 — Other chronic suppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
- H66.4 — Suppurative otitis media, unspecified
- H66.40 — Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, unspecified ear
- H66.41 — Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, right ear
- H66.42 — Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, left ear
- H66.43 — Suppurative otitis media, unspecified, bilateral
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