H75.0
Header — not billableMastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
The ICD-10 code for mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere is H75.0.
H75.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H75.0
- H75.00Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
- H75.01Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, right ear
- H75.02Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, left ear
- H75.03Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
Related codes in this category
- H75.8Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- H75.0Mastoiditis in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header