Suppurative otitis media

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

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.

sections/codes in this section (AA90-AA9Z)

• Acute suppurative otitis media  (AA90)
• Chronic suppurative otitis media  (AA91)
• Suppurative otitis media, unspecified whether acute or chronic  (AA9Z)

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