DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

H71 Cholesteatoma of middle ear

  • Header · not billable

H71 is not billable. The category heads 20 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Cholesteatosis, diffuse → H71.3-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction) → H71.9-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction)attic → H71.0-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
  2. H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
  3. H71 Cholesteatoma of middle ear
Billable codes
20
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
5

Codes in H71

  1. H71.0
    Cholesteatoma of attic
    Header
  2. H71.00
    Cholesteatoma of attic, unspecified ear
    Billable
  3. H71.01
    Cholesteatoma of attic, right ear
    Billable
  4. H71.02
    Cholesteatoma of attic, left ear
    Billable
  5. H71.03
    Cholesteatoma of attic, bilateral
    Billable
  6. H71.1
    Cholesteatoma of tympanum
    Header
  7. H71.10
    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, unspecified ear
    Billable
  8. H71.11
    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, right ear
    Billable
  9. H71.12
    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, left ear
    Billable
  10. H71.13
    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, bilateral
    Billable
  11. H71.2
    Cholesteatoma of mastoid
    Header
  12. H71.20
    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear
    Billable
  13. H71.21
    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, right ear
    Billable
  14. H71.22
    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left ear
    Billable
  15. H71.23
    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, bilateral
    Billable
  16. H71.3
    Diffuse cholesteatosis
    Header
  17. H71.30
    Diffuse cholesteatosis, unspecified ear
    Billable
  18. H71.31
    Diffuse cholesteatosis, right ear
    Billable
  19. H71.32
    Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear
    Billable
  20. H71.33
    Diffuse cholesteatosis, bilateral
    Billable
  21. H71.9
    Unspecified cholesteatoma
    Header
  22. H71.90
    Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear
    Billable
  23. H71.91
    Unspecified cholesteatoma, right ear
    Billable
  24. H71.92
    Unspecified cholesteatoma, left ear
    Billable
  25. H71.93
    Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At H71

Excludes2

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

Notes that also apply

Chapter 8 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 8 page.

Index entries

  • Cholesteatosis, diffuse → H71.3-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction) → H71.9-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction)attic → H71.0-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction)tympanum → H71.1-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction)mastoid → H71.2-

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