ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60-H95
H71 Cholesteatoma of middle ear
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