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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
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H60-H62
Diseases of external ear
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H61-
Other disorders of external ear
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61
Other disorders of external ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H61 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H61 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H61 - other international versions of ICD-10 H61 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H61 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
H61:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H61
H60.9 Unspecified otitis externa
H61
Other disorders of external ear
H61.0 Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear
H61.00 Unspecified perichondritis of external ear
H61.001 Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear
H61.002 Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear
H61.01 Acute perichondritis of external ear
H61.011 Acute perichondritis of right external ear
H61.012 Acute perichondritis of left external ear
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.