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H70.93

Billable

Unspecified mastoiditis, bilateral

Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Additional Information

From parent codes: H00-H59 (Chapter 7)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom H00-H59

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • 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)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
NotesFrom H00-H59

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 153390 discharges

Otitis Media And Uri Without Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$5,964

Total Payment$8,735
Patient Responsibility$2,772
Hospital Charge$49,635
DRG 15232 discharges

Otitis Media And Uri With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$14,878

Total Payment$18,580
Patient Responsibility$3,702
Hospital Charge$156,859