H95.119
BillableChronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity, unspecified ear
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Long-term inflammation of the ear cavity following mastoid surgery when the specific ear is not documented or affects both ears equally.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code only when the laterality (which ear) is not specified in the medical record
- •Query the provider if documentation doesn't clearly indicate right, left, or bilateral involvement
Code Hierarchy
└H95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified└H95.1Other disorders of ear and mastoid process following mastoidectomy└H95.11Chronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity└H95.119Chronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity, unspecified ear
└H95.119Chronic inflammation of postmastoidectomy cavity, unspecified ear