H61.2 — Impacted cerumen
Is H61.2 billable?
No — H61.2 is a non-billable header code. H61.2 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 4 billable codes beneath H61.2.
H61.2 at a glance
| Code | H61.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Impacted cerumen |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H61.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to H61.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Cerumen (accumulation) (impacted)
- Impaction, impacted › cerumen
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to H61.2.
- Wax in ear
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H61.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H61.2 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 H61.2? (4)
How long has H61.2 existed?
H61.2 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.