H61.21
BillableImpacted cerumen, right ear
Impacted cerumen, right ear
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(42)
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 right ear1090981000119103
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Excessive cerumen in external acoustic meatus
- Finding of contents of external auditory meatus
- Excessive cerumen in external auditory meatus
- Impacted cerumen
- Finding of contents of external auditory canal
- Excessive cerumen in ear canal
- Cerumen in ear canal
- Wax in external auditory meatus
- Wax in ear
- Impacted cerumen in right ear
- Impacted cerumen in right ear (disorder)
- Wax in external acoustic meatus
- Inspissated cerumen
- Contents of ear canal - finding
- Finding of contents of external acoustic meatus
- Excessive cerumen in external auditory canal
- Wax in external auditory canal
- Impacted wax
- Wax in ear canal
- Finding of contents of ear canal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for impacted cerumen, right ear?
The ICD-10-CM code for impacted cerumen, right ear is H61.21. The full clinical description is "Impacted cerumen, right ear". H61.21 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H61.21 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H61.21 represents “Impacted cerumen, right 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 H61.21 a billable code?
Yes, H61.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H61.21 in?
H61.21 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What SNOMED CT codes does H61.21 map to?
H61.21 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 271739002, 366094003, 126946000, 18070006, 1090981000119103. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H61.21?
H61.21 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2881601. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H61.21 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like impacted cerumen, right 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.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H61.21?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H61.21 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.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.