H61.11
Acquired deformity of pinna
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
H61.11 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for acquired deformity of pinna. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H61.111 Acquired deformity of pinna, right ear; H61.112 Acquired deformity of pinna, left ear; H61.113 Acquired deformity of pinna, bilateral and H61.119 Acquired deformity of pinna, unspecified ear. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
This code
- cauliflower ear (M95.1-)
Inherited from H61.1 Noninfective disorders of pinna
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
This code
- Acquired deformity of auricle
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry