H61.899

Billable

Other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear

Status

Billable / Specific

Chapter

8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

Block

H60-H62

Parent Code

H61.89

Coding Notes

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(3)

H61.891

Other specified disorders of right external ear

Billable H61.892

Other specified disorders of left external ear

Billable H61.893

Other specified disorders of external ear, bilateral

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(237)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

Observation of size of ear canal
Debris in external auditory canal
Deformity of external auditory meatus
External auditory canal not seen
Finding of colour of ear canal
Lesion of external auditory canal
Acquired deformity of external auditory canal
Red pinna
Finding of contents of external auditory canal
Deformation of external acoustic meatus
False fundus of external auditory canal
Observation of colour of ear canal
Edema of external auditory meatus
Finding of colour of external auditory meatus
Lesion of pinna
Polyp of external auditory canal
Large external auditory canal
Vesicular eruption in external auditory meatus
Finding of temperature of pinna
Squamous debris in external auditory meatus
Finding of size of external acoustic meatus
Deformity of external auditory canal
Finding of color of external acoustic meatus
Narrowing of ear canal
Lump in external auditory canal
Finding of contents of external auditory meatus
Narrowing of external auditory meatus
False fundus of external auditory meatus
Observation of colour of pinna
Large ear canal
External auditory meatus not seen
Ear burning hot
Pack in external acoustic meatus
Erythematous external auditory meatus
Ulcer on pinna
Ear canal not seen
Edema of external auditory canal
Small external auditory canal
Ear hot
Prolapse of posterior ear canal wall
Vesicles in ear canal
Edema of ear canal
Lesion of external acoustic meatus
Large concha
Polyp of external auditory meatus
Contents of ear canal - finding
Vesicular eruption in external acoustic meatus
Narrowing of external auditory canal
Edema of external acoustic meatus
Red ear
Vesicular eruption in external auditory canal
Finding of contents of external acoustic meatus
Deformity of ear canal
Lump in ear canal
Finding of color of external auditory canal
Red ear canal
Erythematous external acoustic meatus
Large external acoustic meatus
Finding of contents of ear canal
Acquired deformity of external auditory meatus
Finding of size of auricle
Finding of color of external auditory meatus
Size of auricle - finding
Large external auditory meatus
Small external acoustic meatus
Finding of color of pinna
Squamous debris in external auditory canal
Squamous debris in ear canal
Small ear canal
Debris in external acoustic meatus
Erythematous external auditory canal
Oedema of external acoustic meatus
Pack in ear canal
Finding of colour of pinna
Observation of temperature of pinna
Acquired deformity of external acoustic meatus
Vesicular eruption
Finding of size of ear canal
Oedema of external auditory meatus
Pack in external auditory canal
Dressing in ear canal
Other specified disorders of external ear
Observation of color of ear canal
Finding of size of external auditory canal
Narrowing of external acoustic meatus
Squamous debris in external acoustic meatus
Debris in ear canal
Oedema of external auditory canal
Vesicular rash
Lesion of ear canal
Pinna hot
Finding of size of external auditory meatus
Prolapse of posterior external auditory meatal wall
Pinna pigmented
External acoustic meatus not seen
Oedema of ear canal
Aural polyp of external auditory canal
Lump in external acoustic meatus
Vesicular eruption in ear canal
Pack in external auditory meatus
Small external auditory meatus
Prolapse of posterior external acoustic meatal wall
Prolapse of posterior external auditory canal wall
Large auricle
Distortion of ear canal
Lesion of external ear
False fundus of external acoustic meatus
Observation of color of pinna
Debris in external auditory meatus
Erythematous ear canal
Ulcer of pinna
Small pinna
Finding of color of ear canal
False fundus of external ear canal
Lesion of external auditory meatus
Finding of colour of external auditory canal
Finding of colour of external acoustic meatus
Deformation of ear canal

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear?

The ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear is H61.899. The full clinical description is "Other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear". H61.899 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code H61.899 mean?

ICD-10-CM code H61.899 represents “Other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified 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 H61.899 a billable code?

Yes, H61.899 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is H61.899 in?

H61.899 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).

What SNOMED CT codes does H61.899 map to?

H61.899 maps to 33 SNOMED CT concepts: 721292002, 95211004, 366094003, 271740000, 300128007, and 28 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H61.899?

H61.899 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477435. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does H61.899 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified 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 H61.899?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H61.899 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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