H70.819
BillablePostauricular fistula, unspecified ear
Postauricular fistula, unspecified ear
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Pit behind the earC0395905
- Postaural fistulaC0395905
- Postaural mastoid fistulaC0395905
- Postauricular earpitsC0395905
- Postauricular fistulaC0395905
- Postauricular fistula (disorder)C0395905
- Postauricular fistula, unspecified earC0395905
- Postauricular pitC0395905
- Posterior auricular pitC0395905
- Posterior auricular sinusC0395905
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for postauricular fistula, unspecified ear?
The ICD-10-CM code for postauricular fistula, unspecified ear is H70.819. The full clinical description is "Postauricular fistula, unspecified ear". H70.819 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H70.819 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H70.819 represents "Postauricular fistula, unspecified ear". It is classified under Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H70.819 a billable code?
Yes, H70.819 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H70.819 in?
H70.819 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What codes cannot be used with H70.819?
H70.819 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: preauricular sinus and cyst (Q18.1); sinus, fistula, and cyst of branchial cleft (Q18.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does H70.819 map to?
H70.819 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 43887004. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H70.819?
H70.819 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0395905. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.