Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60–H95)
ICD-10-CM Chapter 8 covers codes for diseases affecting the ear and the mastoid process, which includes various ear infections, inflammatory conditions, and structural issues.
This chapter codes a range of disorders involving the outer, middle, and inner ear, along with conditions related to the mastoid bone behind the ear. It includes common issues like ear infections such as otitis externa and media, as well as disorders affecting hearing and balance, including sensorineural and conductive hearing loss. The codes also cover structural deformities, chronic ear diseases, and complications like mastoiditis. These codes help healthcare providers accurately document and classify ear-related illnesses for diagnosis and treatment planning.
By using the codes in the H60–H95 range, medical coders and professionals can specify various ear and mastoid conditions, ensuring clear communication about patient ear health, including infections, inflammations, hearing impairments, and other ear-related disorders. This chapter plays a vital role in addressing ear health comprehensively in medical records and insurance claims.
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60–H95)
Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Excludes2: 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 external ear (H60-H62)
Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)
- Nonsuppurative otitis media (H65)
- Suppurative and unspecified otitis media (H66)
- Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere (H67)
- Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction (H68)
- Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tube (H69)
- Mastoiditis and related conditions (H70)
- Cholesteatoma of middle ear (H71)
- Perforation of tympanic membrane (H72)
- Other disorders of tympanic membrane (H73)
- Other disorders of middle ear mastoid (H74)
- Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere (H75)
Diseases of inner ear (H80-H83)
Other disorders of ear (H90-H94)
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified (H95)
- Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified (H95)
