H61.321
H61.321 — Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
H61.321 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H61.321 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.
Medicare coverage
H61.321 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share H61.32. If H61.321 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H61.321
- Is H61.321 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H61.321 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H61.321 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).