Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 385.82
Cholesterin granuloma of middle ear and mastoid
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Cholesterin granuloma.
  • ICD-9-CM 385.82 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 385.82 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 385.82.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 385.82: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 385.82 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H74.8X9 Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid, unspecified ear
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilateral cholesterin granuloma of middle ears
  • Cholesterin granuloma of left middle ear
  • Cholesterin granuloma of middle ear
  • Cholesterin granuloma of right middle ear
  • Cholesterol granuloma of bilat middle ears
  • Cholesterol granuloma of bilateral middle ears
  • Cholesterol granuloma of left middle ear
  • Cholesterol granuloma of middle ear
  • Cholesterol granuloma of right middle ear
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 385.82:
  • Cholesterin
    • granuloma, middle ear 385.82
  • Granuloma NEC 686.1
    • cholesterin, middle ear 385.82
    • ear, middle (cholesterin) 385.82
      • with otitis media - see Otitis media
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