ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H65-H75 Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
H75- Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H75.0

Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

2016

2017

2018

2019

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H75.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Short description: Mastoiditis in infec/parastc diseases classified elsewhere
The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM H75.0 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H75.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 H75.0 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as H75.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

mastoiditis (in):
syphilis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.77
Syphilis of bone and joint
A52.77
)
tuberculosis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A18.03
Tuberculosis of other bones
Applicable To
- Tuberculous mastoiditis
- Tuberculous osteomyelitis
A18.03
)

The following code(s) above H75.0 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 H75.0:

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
H75
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H75
Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
- underlying disease
Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H75.0

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

H74.9 Unspecified disorder of middle ear and mastoid

H74.90 …… unspecified ear

H74.91 Unspecified disorder of right middle ear and mastoid

H74.92 Unspecified disorder of left middle ear and mastoid

H74.93 …… bilateral

H75 Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere

H75.0 Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

H75.00 …… unspecified ear

H75.01 …… right ear

H75.02 …… left ear

H75.03 …… bilateral

H75.8 Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere

H75.80 …… unspecified ear

H75.81 Other specified disorders of right middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere

H75.82 Other specified disorders of left middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere

H75.83 …… bilateral

H80 Otosclerosis

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

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H75.0

Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere

Syphilis of bone and joint

Tuberculosis of other bones

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere