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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 385.3
Cholesteatoma of middle ear and mastoid
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 5 ICD-9-CM codes below 385.3 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A non-neoplastic mass of keratin-producing squamous epithelium, frequently occurring in the meninges; bones of the skull, and most commonly in the middle ear and mastoid region. Cholesteatoma can be congenital or acquired. Cholesteatoma is not a tumor nor is it associated with high cholesterol
  • Non-neoplastic keratinizing mass with stratified squamous epithelium, frequently occurring in the meninges, central nervous system, bones of the skull, and most commonly in the middle ear and mastoid region
385.3 Excludes
  • cholesteatoma:
    • external ear canal (380.21)
    • recurrent of postmastoidectomy cavity (383.32)
Applies To
  • Cholesterosis of (middle) ear
  • Epidermosis of (middle) ear
  • Keratosis of (middle) ear
  • Polyp of (middle) ear
 385.24 ICD9Data.com 385.30 
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