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
  • H70.9

    Unspecified mastoiditis

  • H70.90

    Unspecified mastoiditis, unspecified ear

  • H70.91

    Unspecified mastoiditis, right ear

  • H70.92

    Unspecified mastoiditis, left ear

  • H70.93

    Unspecified mastoiditis, bilateral

  • H71

    Cholesteatoma of middle ear

  • H71.0

    Cholesteatoma of attic

  • H71.00

    Cholesteatoma of attic, unspecified ear

  • H71.01

    Cholesteatoma of attic, right ear

  • H71.02

    Cholesteatoma of attic, left ear

  • H71.03

    Cholesteatoma of attic, bilateral

  • H71.1

    Cholesteatoma of tympanum

  • H71.10

    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, unspecified ear

  • H71.11

    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, right ear

  • H71.12

    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, left ear

  • H71.13

    Cholesteatoma of tympanum, bilateral

  • H71.2

    Cholesteatoma of mastoid

  • H71.20

    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear

  • H71.21

    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, right ear

  • H71.22

    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left ear

  • H71.23

    Cholesteatoma of mastoid, bilateral

  • H71.3

    Diffuse cholesteatosis

  • H71.30

    Diffuse cholesteatosis, unspecified ear

  • H71.31

    Diffuse cholesteatosis, right ear

  • H71.32

    Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear

  • H71.33

    Diffuse cholesteatosis, bilateral

  • H71.9

    Unspecified cholesteatoma

  • H71.90

    Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear

  • H71.91

    Unspecified cholesteatoma, right ear

  • H71.92

    Unspecified cholesteatoma, left ear

  • H71.93

    Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral

  • H72

    Perforation of tympanic membrane

  • H72.0

    Central perforation of tympanic membrane

  • H72.00

    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H72.01

    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H72.02

    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H72.03

    Central perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H72.1

    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane

  • H72.10

    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H72.11

    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H72.12

    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H72.13

    Attic perforation of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H72.2

    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

  • H72.2X

    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane

  • H72.2X1

    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, right ear

  • H72.2X2

    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, left ear

  • H72.2X3

    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, bilateral

  • H72.2X9

    Other marginal perforations of tympanic membrane, unspecified ear

  • H72.8

    Other perforations of tympanic membrane

  • H72.81

    Multiple perforations of tympanic membrane

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