H71 — Cholesteatoma of middle ear
Is H71 billable?
No — H71 is a non-billable header code. H71 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 20 billable codes beneath H71.
Billable codes under this header
- H71.00Cholesteatoma of attic, unspecified ear
- H71.01Cholesteatoma of attic, right ear
- H71.02Cholesteatoma of attic, left ear
- H71.03Cholesteatoma of attic, bilateral
- H71.10Cholesteatoma of tympanum, unspecified ear
- H71.11Cholesteatoma of tympanum, right ear
- H71.12Cholesteatoma of tympanum, left ear
- H71.13Cholesteatoma of tympanum, bilateral
- H71.20Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear
- H71.21Cholesteatoma of mastoid, right ear
- H71.22Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left ear
- H71.23Cholesteatoma of mastoid, bilateral
- H71.30Diffuse cholesteatosis, unspecified ear
- H71.31Diffuse cholesteatosis, right ear
- H71.32Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear
- H71.33Diffuse cholesteatosis, bilateral
- H71.90Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear
- H71.91Unspecified cholesteatoma, right ear
- H71.92Unspecified cholesteatoma, left ear
- H71.93Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral
H71 at a glance
| Code | H71 |
|---|---|
| Description | Cholesteatoma of middle ear |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of H71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H71 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H71 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
What codes fall under H71? (5)
How long has H71 existed?
H71 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.