H61.22
BillableImpacted cerumen, left ear
Impacted cerumen, left ear
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Impacted cerumen18070006
- Impacted wax18070006
- Inspissated cerumen18070006
- Excessive cerumen in ear canal126946000
- Excessive cerumen in external acoustic meatus126946000
- Excessive cerumen in external auditory canal126946000
- Excessive cerumen in external auditory meatus126946000
- Cerumen in ear canal271739002
- Wax in ear271739002
- Wax in ear canal271739002
- Wax in external acoustic meatus271739002
- Wax in external auditory canal271739002
- Wax in external auditory meatus271739002
- Contents of ear canal - finding366094003
- Finding of contents of ear canal366094003
- Finding of contents of external acoustic meatus366094003
- Finding of contents of external auditory canal366094003
- Finding of contents of external auditory meatus366094003
- Impacted cerumen in left ear1088371000119101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for impacted cerumen, left ear?
The ICD-10-CM code for impacted cerumen, left ear is H61.22. The full clinical description is "Impacted cerumen, left ear". H61.22 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H61.22 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H61.22 represents "Impacted cerumen, left ear". It is classified under Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H61.22 a billable code?
Yes, H61.22 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H61.22 in?
H61.22 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What SNOMED CT codes does H61.22 map to?
H61.22 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 271739002, 366094003, 126946000, 18070006, 1088371000119101. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H61.22?
H61.22 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2881602. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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