ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H71.11
Cholesteatoma of tympanum, right ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H71.11
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H71 — Cholesteatoma of middle ear
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H71.11 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of cholesteatoma of tympanum, right ear. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in H71
- H71Cholesteatoma of middle ear
- H71.0Cholesteatoma of attic
- H71.00Cholesteatoma of attic, unspecified ear
- H71.01Cholesteatoma of attic, right ear
- H71.02Cholesteatoma of attic, left ear
- H71.03Cholesteatoma of attic, bilateral
- H71.1Cholesteatoma of tympanum
- H71.10Cholesteatoma of tympanum, unspecified ear
- H71.12Cholesteatoma of tympanum, left ear
- H71.13Cholesteatoma of tympanum, bilateral
- H71.2Cholesteatoma of mastoid
- H71.20Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear
- H71.21Cholesteatoma of mastoid, right ear
- H71.22Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left ear
- H71.23Cholesteatoma of mastoid, bilateral
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