H61.39

H61.39: Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H61.39 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other acquired stenosis of external ear canal. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H61.39

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 H61.39

4 child codes. Green means billable.

H61.391Other acquired stenosis of right external ear canal
H61.392Other acquired stenosis of left external ear canal
H61.393Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral
H61.399Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified ear

Other codes under H61.3

H61.30Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified
H61.31Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma
H61.32Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection