H62.8X
H62.8X — Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H62.8X 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.
Risk adjustment
H62.8X 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 H62.8X
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- H62.8X1Other disorders of right external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.8X2Other disorders of left external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.8X3Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
- H62.8X9Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
Questions about H62.8X
- Is H62.8X a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H62.8X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H62.8X sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).