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385.83 FOREIGN BODY MIDDLE EAR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 385.83

Short Description: Foreign body middle ear

Long Description: Retained foreign body of middle ear

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the sense organs (360–389)
    • Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (380-389)
      • 385 Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid
        • 385.83 Foreign body middle ear

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 385.83 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Foreign body
    • old or residual
      • middle ear 385.83
  • Retention, retained
    • foreign body - see also Foreign body, retained
      • middle ear 385.83

Crosswalk Information

The code 385.83 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
385.83 Right Arrow H74.8X9 Oth disrd of middle ear and mastoid, unspecified ear
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
385.00 Tympanosclerosis, unspecified as to involvement
385.01 Tympanosclerosis involving tympanic membrane only
385.02 Tympanosclerosis involving tympanic membrane and ear ossicles
385.03 Tympanosclerosis involving tympanic membrane, ear ossicles, and middle ear
385.09 Tympanosclerosis involving other combination of structures
385.10 Adhesive middle ear disease, unspecified as to involvement
385.11 Adhesions of drum head to incus
385.12 Adhesions of drum head to stapes
385.13 Adhesions of drum head to promontorium
385.19 Other middle ear adhesions and combinations
385.21 Impaired mobility of malleus
385.22 Impaired mobility of other ear ossicles
385.23 Discontinuity or dislocation of ear ossicles
385.24 Partial loss or necrosis of ear ossicles
385.30 Cholesteatoma, unspecified
385.31 Cholesteatoma of attic
385.32 Cholesteatoma of middle ear
385.33 Cholesteatoma of middle ear and mastoid
385.35 Diffuse cholesteatosis of middle ear and mastoid
385.82 Cholesterin granuloma of middle ear and mastoid
385.89 Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid
385.9 Unspecified disorder of middle ear and mastoid

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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