H71.90 Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H71 Cholesteatoma of middle ear

Excludes2 (not included here)

• cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
• recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 154-156 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 385.30 Cholesteatoma, unspecified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H71.90

Back-references to H71

• Type 2 Excludes: H60.4 Cholesteatoma of external ear ("cholesteatoma of middle ear (H71.-)")

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• H71.91 Unspecified cholesteatoma, right ear
• H71.92 Unspecified cholesteatoma, left ear
• H71.93 Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral