Is H71.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H71.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H71.3 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).

H71.3

H71.3 — Diffuse cholesteatosis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H71.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for diffuse cholesteatosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H71.3

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of H71.3, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on H71 — Cholesteatoma of middle ear

cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)

Risk adjustment

H71.3 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.

Code history

H71.3 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead H71.3

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H71. If H71.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H71.3

Is H71.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H71.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H71.3 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).