H74.42 Polyp of left middle ear

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H74 Other disorders of middle ear mastoid

Excludes2 (not included here)

• mastoiditis (H70.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 385.32 Cholesteatoma of middle ear (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H74.42

Back-references to H74.4

• Type 1 Excludes: D14.0 Benign neoplasm of middle ear, nasal cavity and accessory sinuses ("polyp of ear (middle) (H74.4)")

Nearby codes

• H74.393 Other acquired abnormalities of ear ossicles, bilateral
• H74.399 Other acquired abnormalities of ear ossicles, unspecified ear
• H74.4 Polyp of middle ear
• H74.40 Polyp of middle ear, unspecified ear
• H74.41 Polyp of right middle ear
• H74.42 Polyp of left middle ear (this code)
• H74.43 Polyp of middle ear, bilateral
• H74.8 Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid
• H74.8X Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid
• H74.8X1 Other specified disorders of right middle ear and mastoid
• H74.8X2 Other specified disorders of left middle ear and mastoid