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H95.88

H95.88: Other intraoperative complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H95.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other intraoperative complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Written on H95.8: Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

  • postprocedural complications and disorders following mastoidectomy (H95.0-, H95.1-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Complication›ear procedure›intraoperative
  • Complication›mastoid procedure›intraoperative
  • Complication›ear procedure›intraoperative›specified NEC
  • Complication›intraoperative›specified NEC›ear
  • Complication›intraoperative›specified NEC›mastoid process
  • Complication›mastoid procedure›intraoperative›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H95.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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