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H61.023 - Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral


The ICD 10 Code for Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral is listed as H61.023.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H61.023
Description: Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
564 - Other Musculoskeletal Sys & Connective Tissue Diagnoses W Mcc
565 - Other Musculoskeletal Sys & Connective Tissue Diagnoses W Cc
566 - Other Musculoskeletal Sys & Connective Tissue Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
Parent H61.02 - Chronic perichondritis of external ear
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 380.02 - Chronic perichondritis of pinna (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H61.023:
H61.021 - Chronic perichondritis of right external ear
H61.022 - Chronic perichondritis of left external ear
H61.029 - Chronic perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear