H71.20
H71.20 — Cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H71.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cholesteatoma of mastoid, unspecified ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H71.20 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.
Medicare coverage
H71.20 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share H71.2. If H71.20 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H71.20
- Is H71.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H71.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H71.20 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of middle ear and mastoid (H65-H75).