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H61.32

H61.32: Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H61.32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H61.32

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H61.3: Acquired stenosis of external ear canal

  • postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead H61.32

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under H61.3

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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