H95.5 — Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure
Not billable
Is H95.5 billable?
No — H95.5 is a non-billable header code. H95.5 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 4 billable codes beneath H95.5.
Billable codes under this header
- H95.51Postprocedural hematoma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure on the ear and mastoid process
- H95.52Postprocedural hematoma of ear and mastoid process following other procedure
- H95.53Postprocedural seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure on the ear and mastoid process
- H95.54Postprocedural seroma of ear and mastoid process following other procedure
H95.5 at a glance
| Code | H95.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H95.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H95.5 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 H95.5? (4)
- H95.51Postprocedural hematoma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure on the ear and mastoid process
- H95.52Postprocedural hematoma of ear and mastoid process following other procedure
- H95.53Postprocedural seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure on the ear and mastoid process
- H95.54Postprocedural seroma of ear and mastoid process following other procedure
How long has H95.5 existed?
H95.5 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the H95 family? (6)
- H95.0Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavitynot billable
- H95.1Other disorders of ear and mastoid process following mastoidectomynot billable
- H95.2Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating a procedurenot billable
- H95.3Accidental puncture and laceration of ear and mastoid process during a procedurenot billable
- H95.4Postprocedural hemorrhage of ear and mastoid process following a procedurenot billable
- H95.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classifiednot billable