H60.42
H60.42 — Cholesteatoma of left external ear
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
H60.42 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cholesteatoma of left external ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H60.42 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H60.4. If H60.42 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H60.42
- Is H60.42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H60.42 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H60.42 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).