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H70.89

H70.89: Other mastoiditis and related conditions

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H70.89 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other mastoiditis and related conditions. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H70.89

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H70.8: Other mastoiditis and related conditions

  • preauricular sinus and cyst (Q18.1)
  • sinus, fistula, and cyst of branchial cleft (Q18.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead H70.89

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under H70.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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