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
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.11

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.11

Acquired deformity of pinna

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H61.11 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H61.11 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H61.11 - other international versions of ICD-10 H61.11 may differ.

Applicable To

Acquired deformity of auricle

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes Help

A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (H61.11) and the excluded code together.

cauliflower ear (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M95.1
Cauliflower ear
Type 2 Excludes
- other acquired deformities of ear (H61.1)
M95.1-
)

The following code(s) above H61.11 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 H61.11:

H60-H95
2020 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
H61.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.1
Noninfective disorders of pinna
Type 2 Excludes
- cauliflower ear (M95.1-)
- gouty tophi of ear (M1A.-)
Noninfective disorders of pinna

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H61.11:

Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- pinna (noninfective) H61.10-
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.10-
  Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Disorder of pinna NOS
  - deformity, acquired H61.11-

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H61.11

H61.031 Chondritis of right external ear

H61.032 Chondritis of left external ear

H61.033 …… bilateral

H61.039 …… unspecified ear

H61.1 Noninfective disorders of pinna

H61.10 Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna

H61.101 …… right ear

H61.102 …… left ear

H61.103 …… bilateral

H61.109 …… unspecified ear

H61.11 Acquired deformity of pinna

H61.111 …… right ear

H61.112 …… left ear

H61.113 …… bilateral

H61.119 …… unspecified ear

H61.12 Hematoma of pinna

H61.121 …… right ear

H61.122 …… left ear

H61.123 …… bilateral

H61.129 …… unspecified ear

H61.19 Other noninfective disorders of pinna

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.11

Acquired deformity of pinna

Cauliflower ear

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Noninfective disorders of pinna

Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna