H95.03 Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, bilateral ears

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 383.32 Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H95.03

Back-references to H95.0

• Type 2 Excludes: H60.4 Cholesteatoma of external ear ("recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H71 Cholesteatoma of middle ear ("recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H95.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified ("postprocedural complications and disorders following mastoidectomy (H95.0-, H95.1-)")

Nearby codes

• H95 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified
• H95.0 Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity
• H95.00 Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, unspecified ear
• H95.01 Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, right ear
• H95.02 Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, left ear
• H95.03 Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, bilateral ears (this code)
• H95.1 Other disorders of ear and mastoid process following mastoidectomy
• H95.11 Chronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity
• H95.111 Chronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity, right ear
• H95.112 Chronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity, left ear
• H95.113 Chronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity, bilateral ears