ICD-10-CM H61: Other disorders of external ear

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for H61

Other disorders of external ear

Coding Notes & Guidelines for H61

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • cauliflower ear (M95.1-)
  • gouty tophi of ear (M1A.-)
Excludes2: Not Included Here

cauliflower ear (M95.1-)

Inclusion Terms
  • Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis
  • Perichondritis of auricle
  • Perichondritis of pinna
Inclusion Terms
  • Chondritis of auricle
  • Chondritis of pinna
Inclusion Terms

Disorder of pinna NOS

Inclusion Terms

Acquired deformity of auricle

Inclusion Terms

Hematoma of auricle

Inclusion Terms

Wax in ear

Inclusion Terms

Collapse of external ear canal

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for H61):

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 - Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral H61.009 - Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, 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 - Acute perichondritis of external ear, bilateral H61.019 - Acute perichondritis of external ear, 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 - Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral H61.029 - Chronic perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear H61.03 - Chondritis of external ear H61.031 - Chondritis of right external ear H61.032 - Chondritis of left external ear H61.033 - Chondritis of external ear, bilateral H61.039 - Chondritis of external ear, unspecified ear H61.1 - Noninfective disorders of pinna H61.10 - Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna H61.101 - Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear H61.102 - Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear H61.103 - Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral H61.109 - Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear H61.11 - Acquired deformity of pinna H61.111 - Acquired deformity of pinna, right ear H61.112 - Acquired deformity of pinna, left ear H61.113 - Acquired deformity of pinna, bilateral H61.119 - Acquired deformity of pinna, unspecified ear H61.12 - Hematoma of pinna H61.121 - Hematoma of pinna, right ear H61.122 - Hematoma of pinna, left ear H61.123 - Hematoma of pinna, bilateral H61.129 - Hematoma of pinna, unspecified ear H61.19 - Other noninfective disorders of pinna H61.191 - Noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear H61.192 - Noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear H61.193 - Noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral H61.199 - Noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear H61.2 - Impacted cerumen H61.20 - Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear H61.21 - Impacted cerumen, right ear H61.22 - Impacted cerumen, left ear H61.23 - Impacted cerumen, bilateral H61.3 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal H61.30 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified H61.301 - Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal, unspecified H61.302 - Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal, unspecified H61.303 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, bilateral H61.309 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, 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 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, bilateral H61.319 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, 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 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateral H61.329 - Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, 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 - Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral H61.399 - Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified ear H61.8 - Other specified disorders of external ear H61.81 - Exostosis of external canal H61.811 - Exostosis of right external canal H61.812 - Exostosis of left external canal H61.813 - Exostosis of external canal, bilateral H61.819 - Exostosis of external canal, unspecified ear H61.89 - Other specified disorders of external ear H61.891 - Other specified disorders of right external ear H61.892 - Other specified disorders of left external ear H61.893 - Other specified disorders of external ear, bilateral H61.899 - Other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear H61.9 - Disorder of external ear, unspecified H61.90 - Disorder of external ear, unspecified, unspecified ear H61.91 - Disorder of right external ear, unspecified H61.92 - Disorder of left external ear, unspecified H61.93 - Disorder of external ear, unspecified, bilateral

About ICD-10-CM Code H61 (Other disorders of external ear)

ICD-10-CM code H61 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM H61 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about H61 - Other disorders of external ear. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Other disorders of external ear.