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.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H61.321

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.

Medicare coverage

H61.321 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H61.32

H61.322Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
H61.323Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateral
H61.329Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified ear