H61.021

The ICD-10-CM code for chronic perichondritis of right external ear is H61.021. The full clinical description is "Chronic perichondritis of right external ear". H61.021 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code H61.021 represents “Chronic perichondritis of right external 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.

Yes, H61.021 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

H61.021 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).

H61.021 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 1091451000119109, 45431004, 1091031000119106, 34129005, 1091471000119100. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

H61.021 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2881582. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like chronic perichondritis of right external ear affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H61.021 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.