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Use This Code for Otospongiosis When Specified

Published on Wed Sep 30, 2026

Question: Our otolaryngologist has diagnosed a patient with otospongiosis, but I am having trouble assigning an ICD-10-CM code for the condition. When I look it up in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index, I am directed to see otosclerosis, but when I go to the Tabular List, I only see otospongiosis listed as an inclusion term under the H80.- category code with [...]
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