CODE 2 Acute otitis media Describes the presence of suppurative (infected) middle ear fluid with intact bulging or recent discharge and or bulging eardrum. CODE 3 Acute otitis media with perforation Describes the presence of suppurative (infected) middle ear fluid with a perforated eardrum. CODE 4 Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) active discharge A persistent suppurative discharge from the middle ear through a tympanic membrane perforation for more than six weeks. CODE 5 Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) inactive dry perforation A condition that appears as a hole in the eardrum without any evidence of suppurative otitis media (either acute or chronic). CODE 6 Otitis media with effusion (OME) The presence of intact eardrum and middle ear fluid without symptoms or signs of infection. CODE 7 Foreign body Any object originating outside the body. |