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H71.32

Billable

Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A widespread abnormal skin growth affecting multiple areas of the middle ear on the left side, representing a more extensive form of the condition.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm left ear involvement and diffuse (not localized) nature of the disease
  • •Diffuse disease may have different treatment implications than localized cholesteatoma

Code Hierarchy

└H71Cholesteatoma of middle ear└H71.3Diffuse cholesteatosis└H71.32Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear
└H71.32Diffuse cholesteatosis, left ear

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