Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 381.00
Acute nonsuppurative otitis media unspecified
  • Short description: Ac nonsup otitis med NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 381.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 381.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 381.00.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 381.00: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 381.00 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H65.199 Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified ear
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute nonsuppurative otitis media
  • Acute non-suppurative otitis media (disorder)
  • Acute otitis media (middle ear infection)
  • Acute otitis media (middle ear infection) w effusion
  • Acute otitis media w effusion
  • Acute otitis media with effusion
  • Acute secretory otitis media
  • Bilat acute nonsuppurative otitis media
  • Bilat acute otitis media w effusion
  • Bilat otitis media w effusion
  • Bilateral acute nonsuppurative otitis media
  • Bilateral acute otitis media with effusion
  • Both sides acute nonsuppurative otitis media
  • Both sides acute otitis media with effusion
  • Both sides otitis media with effusion
  • Chronic mucoid bilateral otitis media
  • Chronic mucoid left otitis media
  • Chronic mucoid right otitis media
  • Left acute middle ear effusion
  • Left acute nonsuppurative otitis media
  • Left acute otitis media w effusion
  • Left acute otitis media with effusion
  • Left otitis media w effusion
  • Left otitis media with effusion
  • Right acute nonsuppurative otitis media
  • Right acute otitis media w effusion
  • Right acute otitis media with effusion
  • Right otitis media w effusion
  • Right otitis media with effusion
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 381.00:
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