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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 H61.012
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.012
Acute perichondritis of left external ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 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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that may be applicable to
H61.012:
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
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
H61.02 Chronic perichondritis of external ear
H61.021 Chronic perichondritis of right external ear
H61.022 Chronic perichondritis of left external 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.