ICD-10-CM Code H61.3
Acquired stenosis of external ear canal
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H61.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H61.3 that describes the diagnosis 'acquired stenosis of external ear canal' in more detail.
- H61.3 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal NON-BILLABLE
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- H61.301 Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal, unspecified BILLABLE
- H61.302 Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal, unspecified BILLABLE
- H61.303 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, bilateral BILLABLE
- H61.309 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, unspecified ear BILLABLE
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- H61.311 Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to trauma BILLABLE
- H61.312 Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to trauma BILLABLE
- H61.313 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, bilateral BILLABLE
- H61.319 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, unspecified ear BILLABLE
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- H61.321 Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection BILLABLE
- H61.322 Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection BILLABLE
- H61.323 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateral BILLABLE
- H61.329 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified ear BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for H61.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Collapse of external ear canal
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal - instead, use code H95.81-
Parent Code: H61 - Other disorders of external ear