A fifth digit is required in this category. • 998.1 Hemorrhage or hematoma or seroma complicating a procedure • 998.11 Hemorrhage complicating a procedure Review the coding comparison between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM: ICD-9-CM 385.33 Cholesteatoma of middle ear and mastoid 998.11 Hemorrhage complicating a procedure ICD-10-CM H71.22 Cholesteatoma of mastoid, left ear H95.23 Intraoperative hematoma of the ear and mastoid process during a procedure of the ear and mastoid process Review this example: A patient underwent a revision of the mastoidectomy with apicectomy (69605) for cholesteatoma of the left middle ear and mastoid.
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ICD-10 Equivalent of 998
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 998:
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 998
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
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