H75
Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere
H75 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H75.0 Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere and H75.8 Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Code first
If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.
- underlying disease
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition