H70.2 is the ICD-10 code for Petrositis. It is a four-character subcategory of H70 (Mastoiditis and related conditions), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H65–H75 (Diseases of middle ear and mastoid) in Chapter VIII, Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VIII · H60–H95
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What H70.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Inflammation of petrous bone (acute)(chronic)
H70.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H70.2Petrosit
H70.2Petrositt
DH702Petrositis
H70.2Kallioluun tulehdus
H70.2Petrositis
H70.2Apexite [pétrosite]
H70.2petrositis
Listed through more specific codes:
- H70.201Unspecified petrositis, right ear
- H70.202Unspecified petrositis, left ear
- H70.203Unspecified petrositis, bilateral
- H70.209Unspecified petrositis, unspecified ear
- H70.211Acute petrositis, right ear
- H70.212Acute petrositis, left ear
- H70.213Acute petrositis, bilateral
- H70.219Acute petrositis, unspecified ear
- and 4 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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