H71 Cholesteatoma of middle ear

Category / Non-billable header 25 subcodes

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

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
  • recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
H71..0 Cholesteatoma of attic No
H71..00 Cholesteatoma of attic, unspecified ear Yes
H71..01 Cholesteatoma of attic, right ear Yes
H71..02 Cholesteatoma of attic, left ear Yes
H71..03 Cholesteatoma of attic, bilateral Yes
H71..1 Cholesteatoma of tympanum No
H71..10 Cholesteatoma of tympanum, unspecified ear Yes
H71..11 Cholesteatoma of tympanum, right ear Yes
H71..12 Cholesteatoma of tympanum, left ear Yes
H71..13 Cholesteatoma of tympanum, bilateral Yes
H71..2 Cholesteatoma of mastoid No
H71..20 Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear Yes
H71..21 Cholesteatoma of mastoid, right ear Yes
H71..22 Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left ear Yes
H71..23 Cholesteatoma of mastoid, bilateral Yes
H71..3 Diffuse cholesteatosis No
H71..30 Diffuse cholesteatosis, unspecified ear Yes
H71..31 Diffuse cholesteatosis, right ear Yes
H71..32 Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear Yes
H71..33 Diffuse cholesteatosis, bilateral Yes
H71..9 Unspecified cholesteatoma No
H71..90 Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear Yes
H71..91 Unspecified cholesteatoma, right ear Yes
H71..92 Unspecified cholesteatoma, left ear Yes
H71..93 Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026