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H95.02

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Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, left ear

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

What This Code Means

Abnormal bone growth (cholesteatoma) that returns in the cavity left behind after mastoid surgery on the left ear.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm documentation specifies left ear involvement and prior mastoidectomy
  • •This is a post-surgical complication that may require additional intervention or monitoring

Code Hierarchy

└H95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified└H95.0Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity└H95.02Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, left ear
└H95.02Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity, left ear

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