ICD-11 code : L3-AA9;
Preferred Label : Suppurative otitis media;
ICD-11 definition : This involves a perforation (hole) in the tympanic membrane and active bacterial infection
within the middle ear space for several weeks or more. There may be enough pus that
it drains to the outside of the ear (otorrhea), or the purulence may be minimal enough
to only be seen on examination using a binocular microscope, unspecified.;
ICD-11 synonym : otitis media with purulent effusion; suppuration of middle ear; Purulent otitis media NOS;
ICD-11 inclusion : abscess of the ear; Suppurative otitis media with myringitis; middle ear abscess;
ICD-11 "other" category code : AA9Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : AA9Z;
Origin ID : 1528565412;
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ICD-10 Mapping
This involves a perforation (hole) in the tympanic membrane and active bacterial infection
within the middle ear space for several weeks or more. There may be enough pus that
it drains to the outside of the ear (otorrhea), or the purulence may be minimal enough
to only be seen on examination using a binocular microscope, unspecified.