ICD-10-CM Code H71.1
Cholesteatoma of tympanum
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H71.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H71.1 that describes the diagnosis 'cholesteatoma of tympanum' in more detail.
- H71.1 Cholesteatoma of tympanum NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H71 is used to code Cholesteatoma
Cholesteatoma is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. Although cholesteatomas are not classified as either tumors or cancers, they can still cause significant problems because of their erosive and expansile properties resulting in the destruction of the bones of the middle ear (ossicles), as well as their possible spread through the base of the skull into the brain. They are also often infected and can result in chronically draining ears.
Specialty: | Otolaryngology |
MeSH Code: | D002781 |
ICD 9 Code: | 385.32 |
Cholesteatoma
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H71.1 - Cholesteatoma of tympanum'
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Parent Code: H71 - Cholesteatoma of middle ear