ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H60-H62 Diseases of external ear
H61- Other disorders of external ear
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.012

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.012

Acute perichondritis of left external ear

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Billable/Specific Code

H61.012 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H61.012 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H61.012 - other international versions of ICD-10 H61.012 may differ.

The following code(s) above H61.012 contain annotation back-references

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Code Also annotations, or
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that may be applicable to H61.012:

H60-H95
2021 ICD-10-CM Range H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H61.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.0
Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear
Applicable To
- Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis
- Perichondritis of auricle
- Perichondritis of pinna
Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear

Approximate Synonyms

Left acute external ear perichondritis
Left acute perichondritis of external ear

ICD-10-CM H61.012 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

564 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with mcc
565 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with cc
566 Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert H61.012 to ICD-9-CM

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 H61.012

H60.93 …… bilateral

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

H61.003 …… bilateral

H61.009 …… unspecified ear

H61.01 Acute perichondritis of external ear

H61.011 Acute perichondritis of right external ear

H61.012 Acute perichondritis of left external ear

H61.013 …… bilateral

H61.019 …… unspecified ear

H61.02 Chronic perichondritis of external ear

H61.021 Chronic perichondritis of right external ear

H61.022 Chronic perichondritis of left external ear

H61.023 …… bilateral

H61.029 …… unspecified ear

H61.03 Chondritis of external ear

H61.031 Chondritis of right external ear

H61.032 Chondritis 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.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.012

Acute perichondritis of left external ear

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear