FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal
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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
Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal
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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-)
H61.391Other acquired stenosis of right external ear canalBillable / specificH61.392Other acquired stenosis of left external ear canalBillable / specificH61.393Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateralBillable / specificH61.399Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, 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 |
| H61.32 | Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection | Category · further specificity required |
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