H71

Cholesteatoma of middle ear

Non-billable header

H71 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

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

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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)
  • cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
  • recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)

More specific codes H71

  • H71.0Cholesteatoma of atticHeader
  • H71.1Cholesteatoma of tympanumHeader
  • H71.2Cholesteatoma of mastoidHeader
  • H71.3Diffuse cholesteatosisHeader
  • H71.9Unspecified cholesteatomaHeader

Related codes

  • H65Nonsuppurative otitis mediaHeader
  • H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis mediaHeader
  • H67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhereHeader
  • H68Eustachian salpingitis and obstructionHeader
  • H69Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tubeHeader
  • H70Mastoiditis and related conditionsHeader
  • H72Perforation of tympanic membraneHeader
  • H73Other disorders of tympanic membraneHeader
  • H74Other disorders of middle ear mastoidHeader
  • H75Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhereHeader

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