H62.8
H62.8 — Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H62.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease, such as:
- gout (M1A.-, M10.-)
Risk adjustment
H62.8 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.
Code to one of these instead H62.8
1 child code. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H62. If H62.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H62.8
- Is H62.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H62.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H62.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).