H61.23
H61.23: Impacted cerumen, bilateral
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral
H61.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for impacted cerumen, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check H61.23 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
H61.23 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56454Billing and Coding: Cerumen (Earwax) Removal
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ear›wax›left›with right
- Ear›wax›right›with left
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.