H95.8
Header — not billableOther intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified is H95.8.
H95.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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.
Child codes under H95.8
Related codes in this category
- H95.0Recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavitynon-billable header
- H95.1Other disorders of ear and mastoid process following mastoidectomynon-billable header
- H95.2Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of ear and mastoid process complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- H95.3Accidental puncture and laceration of ear and mastoid process during a procedurenon-billable header
- H95.4Postprocedural hemorrhage of ear and mastoid process following a procedurenon-billable header
- H95.5Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of ear and mastoid process following a procedurenon-billable header
- H95.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header