Diagnostic code
382 — Ear and Mastoid: Suppurative otitis media
382 is an OHIP diagnostic code used on Ontario Health Insurance Plan claims. Ear and Mastoid: Suppurative otitis media.
- Code
- 382
- Description
- Ear and Mastoid: Suppurative otitis media
Updated October 26, 2026
382 is the OHIP diagnostic code for suppurative otitis media, the usual middle ear infection.
Conditions billed under this code
- Ear infection
What it covers
The Ministry lists 382 as 'Ear and Mastoid: Suppurative otitis media' in the Nervous System and Sense Organs chapter.
Use it for acute otitis media, a middle ear infection, and for chronic suppurative otitis media.
Close neighbours: 381 fluid behind the eardrum (serous otitis media) and eustachian tube problems, 380 outer ear infection (otitis externa or swimmer's ear), 383 mastoiditis, 384 perforated eardrum, 388 ear wax.
Related codes: 381, 380, 383, 384, 388
Sources
APEX flags claims whose diagnostic code does not fit the service billed before they come back rejected. See how APEX works · Pricing