H70
Header — not billableMastoiditis and related conditions
The ICD-10 code for mastoiditis and related conditions is H70.
H70 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H65Nonsuppurative otitis medianon-billable header
- H66Suppurative and unspecified otitis medianon-billable header
- H67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- H68Eustachian salpingitis and obstructionnon-billable header
- H69Other and unspecified disorders of Eustachian tubenon-billable header
- H71Cholesteatoma of middle earnon-billable header
- H72Perforation of tympanic membranenon-billable header
- H73Other disorders of tympanic membranenon-billable header
- H74Other disorders of middle ear mastoidnon-billable header
- H75Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- H70Mastoiditis and related conditionsnon-billable header