H61.32
Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
H61.32 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection. 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 H61.321 Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection; H61.322 Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection; H61.323 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateral and H61.329 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified ear. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- 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)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- 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
More specific codes under H61.32 4
- H61.321Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infectionBillable
- H61.322Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infectionBillable
- H61.323Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateralBillable
- H61.329Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified earBillable