H61.8 — Other specified disorders of external ear
Not billable
Is H61.8 billable?
No — H61.8 is a non-billable header code. H61.8 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 8 billable codes beneath H61.8.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
- H61.891Other specified disorders of right external ear
- H61.892Other specified disorders of left external ear
- H61.893Other specified disorders of external ear, bilateral
- H61.899Other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear
H61.8 at a glance
| Code | H61.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified 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 H61.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H61.8 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 H61.8? (2)
How long has H61.8 existed?
H61.8 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.