H95.811 — Postprocedural stenosis of right external ear canal
Is H95.811 billable?
Yes — H95.811 is billable for FY2027. H95.811 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H95.811 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H95.811 at a glance
| Code | H95.811 |
|---|---|
| Description | Postprocedural stenosis of right external ear canal |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H95.811 group to?
H95.811 sits in MDC 21 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.
- 919Complications of Treatment with MCCmedical
- 920Complications of Treatment with CCmedical
- 921Complications of Treatment without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, H95.811 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is H95.811 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H95.81, the nearest indexed parent of H95.811. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Stenosis, stenotic › external ear canal › postprocedural (cicatricial)
- Complication › ear procedure › postoperative › external ear canal stenosis (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › mastoidprocedure › postoperative › external ear canal stenosis (s) (from) (of)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 8
The conditions below are not part of H95.811, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H95.811 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H95.8
The conditions below are not part of H95.811, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H95.811 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has H95.811 existed?
H95.811 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.