H71.90
BillableUnspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear
Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear
Coding Notes
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)
- cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
- recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cholesterin granuloma of middle ear28371001
- Cholesterol granuloma of middle ear28371001
- Keratosis of middle ear35625006
- Aural polyp73103007
- Aural polyp of middle ear73103007
- Otic polyp73103007
- Polyp of middle ear73103007
- Cholesteatoma of middle ear87688009
- Epidermosis of middle ear87688009
- Middle ear squamous epithelium retention cyst87688009
- Cholesteatoma of middle ear and mastoid194339007
- Cholesteatoma of mastoid232260004
- Mastoid cholesteatoma232260004
- Congenital cholesteatoma232262007
- Cholesteatoma and aural polyp267674000
- Cholesteatoma363668000
- Cholesteatoma pearl363668000
- Cholesterin granuloma of middle ear and mastoid445172009
- Cholesterol granuloma of middle ear and mastoid445172009
- Cholesterin granuloma of mastoid447102007
- Cholesterol granuloma of mastoid447102007
- Acquired cholesteatoma of middle ear1010651009
UMLS
- CholesteatomaC0008373
- Cholesteatoma (disorder)C0008373
- Cholesteatoma (morphologic abnormality)C0008373
- Cholesteatoma pearlC0008373
- Cholesteatoma, unspecifiedC0008373
- CholesteatomasC0008373
- Epidermoid cholesteatomaC0008373
- Unspecified cholesteatomaC0008373
- Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified earC0008373
- cholesteatomaC0008373
- cholesteatomasC0008373
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear is H71.90. The full clinical description is "Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear". H71.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H71.90 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H71.90 represents "Unspecified cholesteatoma, 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 H71.90 a billable code?
Yes, H71.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H71.90 in?
H71.90 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What SNOMED CT codes does H71.90 map to?
H71.90 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 73103007, 1010651009, 363668000, 267674000, 232260004, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H71.90?
H71.90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0008373. 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.