H61 Other disorders of external ear
ICD-10-CM category H61 sits in Chapter 8 (Diseases of the ear and mastoid process, H60-H95). It contains 64 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
H61.0 Chondritis and perichondritis of external earH61.00 Unspecified perichondritis of external earH61.01 Acute perichondritis of external earH61.02 Chronic perichondritis of external earH61.03 Chondritis of external earH61.1 Noninfective disorders of pinnaH61.10 Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinnaH61.11 Acquired deformity of pinnaH61.12 Hematoma of pinnaH61.19 Other noninfective disorders of pinnaH61.2 Impacted cerumenH61.3 Acquired stenosis of external ear canalH61.30 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecifiedH61.31 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to traumaH61.32 Acquired stenosis of ext ear canal sec to inflam and infctH61.39 Other acquired stenosis of external ear canalH61.8 Other specified disorders of external earH61.81 Exostosis of external canalH61.89 Other specified disorders of external earH61.9 Disorder of external ear, unspecified
Billable codes in H61
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
H61.001 | Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear |
H61.002 | Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear |
H61.003 | Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral |
H61.009 | Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear |
H61.011 | Acute perichondritis of right external ear |
H61.012 | Acute perichondritis of left external ear |
H61.013 | Acute perichondritis of external ear, bilateral |
H61.019 | Acute perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear |
H61.021 | Chronic perichondritis of right external ear |
H61.022 | Chronic perichondritis of left external ear |
H61.023 | Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral |
H61.029 | Chronic perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear |
H61.031 | Chondritis of right external ear |
H61.032 | Chondritis of left external ear |
H61.033 | Chondritis of external ear, bilateral |
H61.039 | Chondritis of external ear, unspecified ear |
H61.101 | Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear |
H61.102 | Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear |
H61.103 | Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral |
H61.109 | Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear |
H61.111 | Acquired deformity of pinna, right ear |
H61.112 | Acquired deformity of pinna, left ear |
H61.113 | Acquired deformity of pinna, bilateral |
H61.119 | Acquired deformity of pinna, unspecified ear |
H61.121 | Hematoma of pinna, right ear |
H61.122 | Hematoma of pinna, left ear |
H61.123 | Hematoma of pinna, bilateral |
H61.129 | Hematoma of pinna, unspecified ear |
H61.191 | Noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear |
H61.192 | Noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear |
H61.193 | Noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral |
H61.199 | Noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear |
H61.20 | Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear |
H61.21 | Impacted cerumen, right ear |
H61.22 | Impacted cerumen, left ear |
H61.23 | Impacted cerumen, bilateral |
H61.301 | Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal, unspecified |
H61.302 | Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal, unspecified |
H61.303 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, bilateral |
H61.309 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, unspecified ear |
H61.311 | Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to trauma |
H61.312 | Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to trauma |
H61.313 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, bilateral |
H61.319 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, unspecified ear |
H61.321 | Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection |
H61.322 | Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection |
H61.323 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateral |
H61.329 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified ear |
H61.391 | Other acquired stenosis of right external ear canal |
H61.392 | Other acquired stenosis of left external ear canal |
H61.393 | Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral |
H61.399 | Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified ear |
H61.811 | Exostosis of right external canal |
H61.812 | Exostosis of left external canal |
H61.813 | Exostosis of external canal, bilateral |
H61.819 | Exostosis of external canal, unspecified ear |
H61.891 | Other specified disorders of right external ear |
H61.892 | Other specified disorders of left external ear |
H61.893 | Other specified disorders of external ear, bilateral |
H61.899 | Other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear |
H61.90 | Disorder of external ear, unspecified, unspecified ear |
H61.91 | Disorder of right external ear, unspecified |
H61.92 | Disorder of left external ear, unspecified |
H61.93 | Disorder of external ear, unspecified, bilateral |
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