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H95.81

H95.81: Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H95.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H95.81

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H95.8: Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

  • postprocedural complications and disorders following mastoidectomy (H95.0-, H95.1-)

Other codes that can never be billed with H95.81

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • H61.3Acquired stenosis of external ear canal

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 H95.81

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under H95.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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