H61.029
H61.029 — Chronic perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H61.029 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H61.029 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 H61.02. If H61.029 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H61.029
- Is H61.029 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H61.029 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H61.029 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).