H61.393 — Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral
Is H61.393 billable?
Yes — H61.393 is billable for FY2027. H61.393 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H61.393 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H61.393 at a glance
| Code | H61.393 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H61.393 group to?
H61.393 sits in MDC 03 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.
- 154Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 155Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 156Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is H61.393 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H61.39, the nearest indexed parent of H61.393. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Stenosis, stenotic › external ear canal › specified cause NEC (cicatricial)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H61.3
The conditions below can never be reported together with H61.393 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-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H61.393, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H61.393 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 H61.393 existed?
H61.393 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.