H60.10
H60.10 — Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H60.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H60.10 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H60.1. If H60.10 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H60.10
- Is H60.10 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H60.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H60.10 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).