H61 — Other disorders of external ear
Not billable
Is H61 billable?
No — H61 is a non-billable header code. H61 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath H61.
Billable codes under this header
- H61.20Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear
- H61.21Impacted cerumen, right ear
- H61.22Impacted cerumen, left ear
- H61.23Impacted cerumen, bilateral
- H61.90Disorder of external ear, unspecified, unspecified ear
- H61.91Disorder of right external ear, unspecified
- H61.92Disorder of left external ear, unspecified
- H61.93Disorder of external ear, unspecified, bilateral
- H61.001Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear
- H61.002Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear
- H61.003Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
- H61.009Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
- H61.011Acute perichondritis of right external ear
- H61.012Acute perichondritis of left external ear
- H61.013Acute perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
- H61.019Acute perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
- H61.021Chronic perichondritis of right external ear
- H61.022Chronic perichondritis of left external ear
- H61.023Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
- H61.029Chronic perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
- H61.031Chondritis of right external ear
- H61.032Chondritis of left external ear
- H61.033Chondritis of external ear, bilateral
- H61.039Chondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
- H61.101Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear
- H61.102Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear
- H61.103Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral
- H61.109Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear
- H61.111Acquired deformity of pinna, right ear
- H61.112Acquired deformity of pinna, left ear
- H61.113Acquired deformity of pinna, bilateral
- H61.119Acquired deformity of pinna, unspecified ear
- H61.121Hematoma of pinna, right ear
- H61.122Hematoma of pinna, left ear
- H61.123Hematoma of pinna, bilateral
- H61.129Hematoma of pinna, unspecified ear
- H61.191Noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear
- H61.192Noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear
- H61.193Noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral
- H61.199Noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear
- H61.301Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal, unspecified
- H61.302Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal, unspecified
- H61.303Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, bilateral
- H61.309Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, unspecified ear
- H61.311Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to trauma
- H61.312Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to trauma
- H61.313Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, bilateral
- H61.319Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, unspecified ear
- H61.321Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
- H61.322Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
- H61.323Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateral
- H61.329Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified ear
- H61.391Other acquired stenosis of right external ear canal
- H61.392Other acquired stenosis of left external ear canal
- H61.393Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral
- H61.399Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified ear
- H61.811Exostosis of right external canal
- H61.812Exostosis of left external canal
- H61.813Exostosis of external canal, bilateral
- H61.819Exostosis of external canal, unspecified ear
H61 at a glance
| Code | H61 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other disorders of external ear |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H61, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H61 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under H61? (6)
- H61.0Chondritis and perichondritis of external earnot billable
- H61.1Noninfective disorders of pinnanot billable
- H61.2Impacted cerumennot billable
- H61.3Acquired stenosis of external ear canalnot billable
- H61.8Other specified disorders of external earnot billable
- H61.9Disorder of external ear, unspecifiednot billable
How long has H61 existed?
H61 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.