2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H69

Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube

ICD-10-CM Code:
H69
ICD-10 Code for:
Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
    (H60–H95)
    • Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
      (H65-H75)
      • Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube
        (H69)

H69 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other and unspecified disorders of eustachian tube. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like H69 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube

Non-specific codes like H69 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other and unspecified disorders of eustachian tube:

  • H69.0 for Patulous Eustachian tube - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.00 for Patulous Eustachian tube, unspecified ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.01 for Patulous Eustachian tube, right ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.02 for Patulous Eustachian tube, left ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.03 for Patulous Eustachian tube, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • H69.8 for Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.80 for Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.81 for Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, right ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.82 for Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, left ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.83 for Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • H69.9 for Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.90 for Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, unspecified ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.91 for Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, right ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.92 for Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, left ear - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H69.93 for Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

Patient Education


Ear Disorders

Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make your eardrum vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones, called ossicles, in your middle ear. The vibrations travel to your inner ear, a snail-shaped organ. The inner ear makes the nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds. The inner ear also controls balance.

A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance:

  • Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children.
  • Tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes.
  • Meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness.
  • Ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.

Some ear disorders can result in hearing disorders and deafness.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.