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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H66.2Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media

Not billable — use a more specific code

H66.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H66.2

H66.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media. It belongs to category H66 (suppurative and unspecified otitis media), block H65-H75 (diseases of middle ear and mastoid) and chapter 8 (diseases of the ear and mastoid process). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H66 (suppurative and unspecified otitis media), H66.2 is specifically for chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media. Related codes cover acute suppurative otitis media (H66.0), chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media (H66.1), other chronic suppurative otitis media (H66.3), suppurative otitis media, unspecified (H66.4) and otitis media, unspecified (H66.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H66.20 (unspecified ear), H66.21 (right ear), H66.22 (left ear) and H66.23 (bilateral).

Use an additional code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-). Use an 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.-) and 1 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under H66.2

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Chronic atticoantral disease
Use additional codeAdd a secondary code to fully describe the condition
  • code for any associated perforated tympanic membrane (H72.-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H66.2.

› From H66 Suppurative and unspecified otitis media
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)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to H66.2.

Codes whose notes reference H66.2

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about H66.2

Is H66.2 billable?

No. H66.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.