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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 H61.321
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H61.321
Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 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 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H61.321 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- 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:
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 v38.0):
- 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
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): 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
H61.31 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
H61.32 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
H61.39 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
H61.8 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.