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H68.139 - Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear


The ICD 10 Code for Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear is listed as H68.139.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H68.139
Description: Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
154 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Mcc
155 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Cc
156 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Block Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
Parent H68.13 - Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 381.63 - Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H68.139:
H68.131 - Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, right ear
H68.132 - Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, left ear
H68.133 - Extrinsic cartilagenous obstruction of Eustachian tube, bilateral