Is H95.22 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H95.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does H95.22 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified (H95).

What cannot be coded together with H95.22?

H95.22 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H95.22 (H95.2) and apply to it just the same.

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.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H95.22

These are not written on H95.22, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H95.22 with anything listed here is a denial.

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

H95.22 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

H95.22 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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

How H95.22 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to H95.22.

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

Code history

H95.22 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H95.2. If H95.22 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

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

Questions about H95.22

Is H95.22 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H95.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H95.22 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified (H95).
What cannot be coded together with H95.22?: H95.22 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H95.22 (H95.2) and apply to it just the same.