Chapter 8

H60–H95: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • H95.21

    Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating a procedure on the ear and mastoid process

  • H95.22

    Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating other procedure

  • H95.3

    Accidental puncture and laceration of ear and mastoid process during a procedure

  • H95.31

    Accidental puncture and laceration of the ear and mastoid process during a procedure on the ear and mastoid process

  • H95.32

    Accidental puncture and laceration of the ear and mastoid process during other procedure

  • H95.4

    Postprocedural hemorrhage of ear and mastoid process following a procedure

  • H95.41

    Postprocedural hemorrhage of ear and mastoid process following a procedure on the ear and mastoid process

  • H95.42

    Postprocedural hemorrhage of ear and mastoid process following other procedure

  • H95.5

    Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure

  • H95.51

    Postprocedural hematoma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure on the ear and mastoid process

  • H95.52

    Postprocedural hematoma of ear and mastoid process following other procedure

  • H95.53

    Postprocedural seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedure on the ear and mastoid process

  • H95.54

    Postprocedural seroma of ear and mastoid process following other procedure

  • H95.8

    Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

  • H95.81

    Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal

  • H95.811

    Postprocedural stenosis of right external ear canal

  • H95.812

    Postprocedural stenosis of left external ear canal

  • H95.813

    Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral

  • H95.819

    Postprocedural stenosis of unspecified external ear canal

  • H95.88

    Other intraoperative complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

  • H95.89

    Other postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

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