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H71 - Cholesteatoma of middle ear

ICD-10-CM Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process · H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

H71 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 5 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom H71

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
  • recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter H60-H95

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom Chapter H60-H95

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

More Specific Codes (5)

H71.0Cholesteatoma of attic→H71.1Cholesteatoma of tympanum→H71.2Cholesteatoma of mastoid→H71.3Diffuse cholesteatosis→H71.9Unspecified cholesteatoma→

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