icd 10 code for left ear subperiosteal mastoid abscess

by Dr. Jarrell Jacobs Sr. 8 min read

Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid, left ear
H70. 012 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H70. 012 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the ICd 10 code for mastoid abscess?

Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid 1 H60-H95#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range H60-H95#N#Diseases of the ear and mastoid process#N#Note#N#Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#certain conditions originating in the perinatal period ( P04 - P96)#N#certain infectious and parasitic diseases ( A00-B99)#N#complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O00-O9A)#N#congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities ( Q00-Q99)#N#endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases ( E00 - E88)#N#injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88)#N#neoplasms ( C00-D49)#N#symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified ( R00 - R94)#N#Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 2 H70.0#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H70.0#N#Acute mastoiditis#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Applicable To#N#Abscess of mastoid#N#Empyema of mastoid#N#Acute mastoiditis

What is the A00-B99?

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)