Chapter 8

H60–H95: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

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

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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
  • H69.93

    Unspecified Eustachian tube disorder, bilateral

  • H70

    Mastoiditis and related conditions

  • H70.0

    Acute mastoiditis

  • H70.00

    Acute mastoiditis without complications

  • H70.001

    Acute mastoiditis without complications, right ear

  • H70.002

    Acute mastoiditis without complications, left ear

  • H70.003

    Acute mastoiditis without complications, bilateral

  • H70.009

    Acute mastoiditis without complications, unspecified ear

  • H70.01

    Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid

  • H70.011

    Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, right ear

  • H70.012

    Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, left ear

  • H70.013

    Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, bilateral

  • H70.019

    Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, unspecified ear

  • H70.09

    Acute mastoiditis with other complications

  • H70.091

    Acute mastoiditis with other complications, right ear

  • H70.092

    Acute mastoiditis with other complications, left ear

  • H70.093

    Acute mastoiditis with other complications, bilateral

  • H70.099

    Acute mastoiditis with other complications, unspecified ear

  • H70.1

    Chronic mastoiditis

  • H70.10

    Chronic mastoiditis, unspecified ear

  • H70.11

    Chronic mastoiditis, right ear

  • H70.12

    Chronic mastoiditis, left ear

  • H70.13

    Chronic mastoiditis, bilateral

  • H70.2

    Petrositis

  • H70.20

    Unspecified petrositis

  • H70.201

    Unspecified petrositis, right ear

  • H70.202

    Unspecified petrositis, left ear

  • H70.203

    Unspecified petrositis, bilateral

  • H70.209

    Unspecified petrositis, unspecified ear

  • H70.21

    Acute petrositis

  • H70.211

    Acute petrositis, right ear

  • H70.212

    Acute petrositis, left ear

  • H70.213

    Acute petrositis, bilateral

  • H70.219

    Acute petrositis, unspecified ear

  • H70.22

    Chronic petrositis

  • H70.221

    Chronic petrositis, right ear

  • H70.222

    Chronic petrositis, left ear

  • H70.223

    Chronic petrositis, bilateral

  • H70.229

    Chronic petrositis, unspecified ear

  • H70.8

    Other mastoiditis and related conditions

  • H70.81

    Postauricular fistula

  • H70.811

    Postauricular fistula, right ear

  • H70.812

    Postauricular fistula, left ear

  • H70.813

    Postauricular fistula, bilateral

  • H70.819

    Postauricular fistula, unspecified ear

  • H70.89

    Other mastoiditis and related conditions

  • H70.891

    Other mastoiditis and related conditions, right ear

  • H70.892

    Other mastoiditis and related conditions, left ear

  • H70.893

    Other mastoiditis and related conditions, bilateral

  • H70.899

    Other mastoiditis and related conditions, unspecified ear

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