Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 381.51
Acute Eustachian salpingitis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 381.51 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 381.51 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 381.51 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H68.019 Acute Eustachian salpingitis, unspecified ear
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute eustachian salpingitis
  • Acute eustachian tube salpingitis
  • Bilat acute eustachian salpingitis
  • Bilateral acute Eustachian salpingitis
  • Both sides acute eustachian salpingitis
  • Left acute eustachian salpingitis
  • Right acute eustachian salpingitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 381.51:
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • Eustachian tube (catarrhal) 381.50
  • Rhinosalpingitis 381.50
    • acute 381.51
  • Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic) (see also Salpingo-oophoritis) 614.2
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 381.51 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.