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  2. H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
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  4. H71- Cholesteatoma of middle ear
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  5. 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H71.31

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H71.31

Diffuse cholesteatosis, right ear

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
  • H71.31 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H71.31 became effective on October 1, 2021.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H71.31 - other international versions of ICD-10 H71.31 may differ.
The following code(s) above H71.31 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to H71.31:
  • H60-H95
    2022 ICD-10-CM Range H60-H95

    Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

    Note
    • Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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)
    Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
  • H71
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H71

    Cholesteatoma of middle ear

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
    • recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)
    Cholesteatoma of middle ear
Approximate Synonyms
  • Diffuse cholesteatosis of right middle ear
  • Right ear diffuse cholesteatosis
ICD-10-CM H71.31 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
  • 154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
  • 155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
  • 156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert H71.31 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H71.31
H71.11 …… right ear
H71.12 …… left ear
H71.13 …… bilateral
H71.2 Cholesteatoma of mastoid
H71.20 …… unspecified ear
H71.21 …… right ear
H71.22 …… left ear
H71.23 …… bilateral
H71.3 Diffuse cholesteatosis
H71.30 …… unspecified ear
H71.31 …… right ear
H71.32 …… left ear
H71.33 …… bilateral
H71.9 Unspecified cholesteatoma
H71.90 …… unspecified ear
H71.91 …… right ear
H71.92 …… left ear
H71.93 …… bilateral
H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane
H72.0 Central perforation of tympanic membrane
H72.00 …… unspecified ear

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

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