H65Nonsuppurative otitis media
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use H65 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter VIII
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Group H65-H75
- Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm tai giữa không có mủ Bao gồm: bị viêm
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: with myringitis Use additional code (H72.-), if desired, to identify presence of perforated tympanic membrane.
Related H65 codes
H65.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute serous otitis media
H65.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media
H65.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic serous otitis media
H65.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic mucoid otitis media
H65.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other chronic nonsuppurative otitis media
H65.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Nonsuppurative otitis media, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
