H61.023 — Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
Is H61.023 billable?
Yes — H61.023 is billable for FY2027. H61.023 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H61.023 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H61.023 at a glance
| Code | H61.023 |
|---|---|
| Description | Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H61.023 group to?
H61.023 sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 564Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 565Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 566Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is H61.023 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H61.02, the nearest indexed parent of H61.023. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Perichondritis › ear › chronic
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H61.023, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H61.023 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)
How long has H61.023 existed?
H61.023 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.