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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H70.09Acute mastoiditis with other complications

Not billable — use a more specific code

H70.09 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H70.09

H70.09 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for acute mastoiditis with other complications. It belongs to category H70 (mastoiditis and related conditions), block H65-H75 (diseases of middle ear and mastoid) and chapter 8 (diseases of the ear and mastoid process). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H70.0, choose H70.09 (with other complications) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: without complications (H70.00) and Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid (H70.01).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H70.091 (right ear), H70.092 (left ear), H70.093 (bilateral) and H70.099 (unspecified ear).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under H70.09

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H70.09.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.

Alphabetic index entries

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Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to H70.09.

Code history

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  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about H70.09

Is H70.09 billable?

No. H70.09 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.