ICD-10-CM Code H61.90
Disorder of external ear, unspecified, unspecified ear
BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.H61.90 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of disorder of external ear, unspecified, unspecified ear. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #154-156 - Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without CC or MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider laterality specification
Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Acute infection of pinna
(approximate match)
Unspecified disorder of external ear
(approximate match)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H61.90 and a single ICD9 code, 380.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: H61.9 - Disorder of external ear, unspecified