H70 Mastoiditis and related conditions

Category / Non-billable header 53 subcodes

Block: Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
H70..0 Acute mastoiditis No
H70..00 Acute mastoiditis without complications No
H70..001 Acute mastoiditis without complications, right ear Yes
H70..002 Acute mastoiditis without complications, left ear Yes
H70..003 Acute mastoiditis without complications, bilateral Yes
H70..009 Acute mastoiditis without complications, unspecified ear Yes
H70..01 Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid No
H70..011 Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, right ear Yes
H70..012 Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, left ear Yes
H70..013 Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, bilateral Yes
H70..019 Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, unspecified ear Yes
H70..09 Acute mastoiditis with other complications No
H70..091 Acute mastoiditis with other complications, right ear Yes
H70..092 Acute mastoiditis with other complications, left ear Yes
H70..093 Acute mastoiditis with other complications, bilateral Yes
H70..099 Acute mastoiditis with other complications, unspecified ear Yes
H70..1 Chronic mastoiditis No
H70..10 Chronic mastoiditis, unspecified ear Yes
H70..11 Chronic mastoiditis, right ear Yes
H70..12 Chronic mastoiditis, left ear Yes
H70..13 Chronic mastoiditis, bilateral Yes
H70..2 Petrositis No
H70..20 Unspecified petrositis No
H70..201 Unspecified petrositis, right ear Yes
H70..202 Unspecified petrositis, left ear Yes
H70..203 Unspecified petrositis, bilateral Yes
H70..209 Unspecified petrositis, unspecified ear Yes
H70..21 Acute petrositis No
H70..211 Acute petrositis, right ear Yes
H70..212 Acute petrositis, left ear Yes
H70..213 Acute petrositis, bilateral Yes
H70..219 Acute petrositis, unspecified ear Yes
H70..22 Chronic petrositis No
H70..221 Chronic petrositis, right ear Yes
H70..222 Chronic petrositis, left ear Yes
H70..223 Chronic petrositis, bilateral Yes
H70..229 Chronic petrositis, unspecified ear Yes
H70..8 Other mastoiditis and related conditions No
H70..81 Postauricular fistula No
H70..811 Postauricular fistula, right ear Yes
H70..812 Postauricular fistula, left ear Yes
H70..813 Postauricular fistula, bilateral Yes
H70..819 Postauricular fistula, unspecified ear Yes
H70..89 Other mastoiditis and related conditions No
H70..891 Other mastoiditis and related conditions, right ear Yes
H70..892 Other mastoiditis and related conditions, left ear Yes
H70..893 Other mastoiditis and related conditions, bilateral Yes
H70..899 Other mastoiditis and related conditions, unspecified ear Yes
H70..9 Unspecified mastoiditis No
H70..90 Unspecified mastoiditis, unspecified ear Yes
H70..91 Unspecified mastoiditis, right ear Yes
H70..92 Unspecified mastoiditis, left ear Yes
H70..93 Unspecified mastoiditis, bilateral Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026