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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified cholesteatoma H71.9

ICD-10 code H71.9 for Unspecified cholesteatoma is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the ear and mastoid process .

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Unspecified cholesteatoma

H71

Excludes2: cholesteatoma of external ear (H60.4-)
recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)

 
H71.9 Unspecified cholesteatoma
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Unspecified cholesteatoma, unspecified ear
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Unspecified cholesteatoma, right ear
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Unspecified cholesteatoma, left ear
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Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral

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