H61.021
BillableChronic perichondritis of right external ear
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Long-standing inflammation of the cartilage and surrounding tissue of the right external ear that persists over time.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code when chronic perichondritis is documented and affects the right ear
- •Chronic perichondritis may result from repeated trauma, relapsing polychondritis, or unresolved acute perichondritis
Code Hierarchy
└H61Other disorders of external ear└H61.0Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear└H61.02Chronic perichondritis of external ear└H61.021Chronic perichondritis of right external ear
└H61.021Chronic perichondritis of right external ear