H61.3 — Acquired stenosis of external ear canal
Is H61.3 billable?
No — H61.3 is a non-billable header code. H61.3 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 16 billable codes beneath H61.3.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
H61.3 at a glance
| Code | H61.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H61.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to H61.3.
- Collapse of external ear canal
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H61.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H61.3 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 H61.3? (4)
- H61.30Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecifiednot billable
- H61.31Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to traumanot billable
- H61.32Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infectionnot billable
- H61.39Other acquired stenosis of external ear canalnot billable
How long has H61.3 existed?
H61.3 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.