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 H61.321

Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

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Billable/Specific Code

H61.321 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Acquired stenosis of r ext ear canal sec to inflam and infct
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H61.321 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H61.321 - other international versions of ICD-10 H61.321 may differ.

The following code(s) above H61.321 contain annotation back-references

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that may be applicable to H61.321:

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
H61.3
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.3
Acquired stenosis of external ear canal
Applicable To
- Collapse of external ear canal
Type 1 Excludes
- postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)
Acquired stenosis of external ear canal

Approximate Synonyms

Right acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
Right postinfectious external ear canal stenosis
Right postinfectious stenosis of external ear canal
Right postinflammatory external ear canal stenosis

ICD-10-CM H61.321 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert H61.321 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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H61.321

H61.301 Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal, unspecified

H61.302 Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal, unspecified

H61.303 …… bilateral

H61.309 …… unspecified ear

H61.31 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma

H61.311 Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to trauma

H61.312 Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to trauma

H61.313 …… bilateral

H61.319 …… unspecified ear

H61.32 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

H61.321 Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

H61.322 Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

H61.323 …… bilateral

H61.329 …… unspecified ear

H61.39 Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal

H61.391 Other acquired stenosis of right external ear canal

H61.392 Other acquired stenosis of left external ear canal

H61.393 …… bilateral

H61.399 …… unspecified ear

H61.8 Other specified disorders of external ear

H61.81 Exostosis of external canal

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 H61.321

Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Acquired stenosis of external ear canal