FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)
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Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Collapse of external ear canal
postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)
H61.321Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infectionBillable / specificH61.322Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infectionBillable / specificH61.323Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateralBillable / specificH61.329Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified earBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H61.30 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified | Category · further specificity required |
| H61.31 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma | Category · further specificity required |
| H61.39 | Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal | Category · further specificity required |
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