H95.8 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified
Is H95.8 billable?
No — H95.8 is a non-billable header code. H95.8 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 6 billable codes beneath H95.8.
Billable codes under this header
- H95.88Other intraoperative complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified
- H95.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified
- H95.811Postprocedural stenosis of right external ear canal
- H95.812Postprocedural stenosis of left external ear canal
- H95.813Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral
- H95.819Postprocedural stenosis of unspecified external ear canal
H95.8 at a glance
| Code | H95.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified |
| 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 H95.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H95.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H95.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H95.8 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 H95.8? (3)
How long has H95.8 existed?
H95.8 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.
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
- H95.5Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedurenot billable