H71: Cholesteatoma of middle ear

Codes under H71 (Cholesteatoma of middle ear). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
H71.0	Cholesteatoma of attic	—
H71.00	Cholesteatoma of attic, unspecified ear	✓
H71.01	Cholesteatoma of attic, right ear	✓
H71.1	Cholesteatoma of tympanum	—
H71.02	Cholesteatoma of attic, left ear	✓
H71.2	Cholesteatoma of mastoid	—
H71.03	Cholesteatoma of attic, bilateral	✓
H71.3	Diffuse cholesteatosis	—
H71.9	Unspecified cholesteatoma	—
H71.10	Cholesteatoma of tympanum, unspecified ear	✓
H71.11	Cholesteatoma of tympanum, right ear	✓
H71.12	Cholesteatoma of tympanum, left ear	✓
H71.13	Cholesteatoma of tympanum, bilateral	✓
H71.20	Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear	✓
H71.21	Cholesteatoma of mastoid, right ear	✓
H71.22	Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left ear	✓
H71.23	Cholesteatoma of mastoid, bilateral	✓
H71.30	Diffuse cholesteatosis, unspecified ear	✓
H71.31	Diffuse cholesteatosis, right ear	✓
H71.32	Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear	✓
H71.33	Diffuse cholesteatosis, bilateral	✓
H71.90	Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear	✓
H71.91	Unspecified cholesteatoma, right ear	✓
H71.92	Unspecified cholesteatoma, left ear	✓
H71.93	Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral	✓

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