ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
H74- Other disorders of middle ear mastoid

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H74.4

Polyp of middle ear

2016

2017

2018

2019

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H74.4 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM H74.4 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H74.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 H74.4 may differ.

The following code(s) above H74.4 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 H74.4:

H60-H95
2019 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
H74
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H74
Other disorders of middle ear mastoid
Type 2 Excludes
- mastoiditis (H70.-)
Other disorders of middle ear mastoid

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

Code annotations containing back-references to H74.4:

Type 1 Excludes: D14.0

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D14.0
Benign neoplasm of middle ear, nasal cavity and accessory sinuses
Applicable To
- Benign neoplasm of cartilage of nose
Type 1 Excludes
- benign neoplasm of auricular canal (external) (D22.2-, D23.2-)
- benign neoplasm of bone of ear (D16.4)
- benign neoplasm of bone of nose (D16.4)
- benign neoplasm of cartilage of ear (D21.0)
- benign neoplasm of ear (external)(skin) (D22.2-, D23.2-)
- benign neoplasm of nose NOS (D36.7)
- benign neoplasm of skin of nose (D22.39, D23.39)
- benign neoplasm of olfactory bulb (D33.3)
- benign neoplasm of posterior margin of septum and choanae (D10.6)
- polyp of accessory sinus (J33.8)
- polyp of ear (middle) (H74.4)
- polyp of nasal (cavity) (J33.-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H74.4:

Polyp, polypus
- ear H74.4- (middle)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H74.4

H74.32 Partial loss of ear ossicles

H74.321 …… right ear

H74.322 …… left ear

H74.323 …… bilateral

H74.329 …… unspecified ear

H74.39 Other acquired abnormalities of ear ossicles

H74.391 Other acquired abnormalities of right ear ossicles

H74.392 Other acquired abnormalities of left ear ossicles

H74.393 …… bilateral

H74.399 …… unspecified ear

H74.4 Polyp of middle ear

H74.40 …… unspecified ear

H74.41 Polyp of right middle ear

H74.42 Polyp of left middle ear

H74.43 …… bilateral

H74.8 Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid

H74.8X Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid

H74.8X1 Other specified disorders of right middle ear and mastoid

H74.8X2 Other specified disorders of left middle ear and mastoid

H74.8X3 …… bilateral

H74.8X9 …… unspecified ear

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