ICD Code H92.09
ICD code H92.09 is used to indicate otalgia, or ear pain, in an unspecified ear for accurate diagnosis and medical recordkeeping.
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What is ICD diagnosis code H92.09
ICD code H92.09 is pain in the ear (otalgia) without specifying which ear is affected.
When to use ICD code H92.09
1. Patient presents with ear pain.
2. No clear cause of the ear pain is identified after clinical evaluation.
3. The pain is not associated with any specific ear disease or condition.
4. The affected ear (right, left, or bilateral) cannot be determined or is not specified in the documentation.
5. No additional symptoms or findings point to a more specific diagnosis.
Billable CPT codes for ICD code H92.09
Relevant CPT codes for ICD code H92.09 include:
- 99201–99215 (Evaluation and Management services)
- 69209 (Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral)
- 69210 (Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral)
- 92551 (Screening pure tone audiometry, air only)
- 92552 (Pure tone audiometry, air only)
- 92567 (Tympanometry)
- 92568 (Acoustic reflex testing)
- 69420 (Myringotomy including aspiration and/or eustachian tube inflation)
- 69433 (Tympanostomy, local anesthesia)
- 69436 (Tympanostomy, general anesthesia)
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