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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 385.30
Cholesteatoma, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 385.30 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 385.30 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 385.30 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H71.93 Unspecified cholesteatoma, bilateral
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat ear cholesteatoma
  • Bilat mastoid cholesteatoma
  • Bilat middle ear polyp
  • Bilateral cholesteatomas of ears
  • Bilateral mastoid cholesteatomas
  • Bilateral polyps of middle ear
  • Both sides ear cholesteatoma
  • Both sides mastoid cholesteatoma
  • Both sides middle ear polyps
  • Cholesteatoma
  • Cholesteatoma (ear condition)
  • Cholesteatoma of left ear
  • Cholesteatoma of right ear
  • Ear cholesteatoma
  • Left ear cholesteatoma
  • Left mastoid cholesteatoma
  • Left middle ear polyp
  • Left polyp of middle ear
  • Mastoid cholesteatoma
  • Middle ear polyp
  • Polyp of middle ear
  • Right ear cholesteatoma
  • Right mastoid cholesteatoma
  • Right middle ear polyp
  • Right polyp of middle ear
Clinical Information
  • 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
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 385.30:
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) 385.30
    • marginal (middle ear) 385.32
      • with involvement of mastoid cavity 385.33
      • secondary (with middle ear involvement) 385.33
    • mastoid cavity 385.30
    • middle ear (secondary) 385.32
      • with involvement of mastoid cavity 385.33
    • postmastoidectomy cavity (recurrent) 383.32
    • recurrent, postmastoidectomy cavity 383.32
    • secondary (middle ear) 385.32
      • with involvement of mastoid cavity 385.33
  • Cholesteatosis (middle ear) (see also Cholesteatoma) 385.30
  • Cholesterosis, cholesterolosis (gallbladder) 575.6
    • middle ear (see also Cholesteatoma) 385.30
  • Epidermosis, ear (middle) (see also Cholesteatoma) 385.30
  • Keratosis 701.1
    • ear (middle) (see also Cholesteatoma) 385.30
    • middle ear (see also Cholesteatoma) 385.30
  • Polyp, polypus
    • ear (middle) 385.30
    • middle ear 385.30
 385.3 ICD9Data.com 385.31 
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