H95.22

H95.22: Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating other procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H95.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating other procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H95.22

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H95.2: Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating a procedure

intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process due to accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure (H95.3-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H95.22 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›intraoperative›hemorrhage›ear›during procedure on other organ
Complication›intraoperative›hemorrhage›mastoid process›during procedure on other organ

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H95.2

H95.21Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating a procedure on the ear and mastoid process