H61.3
ICD-10Non-billable categoryAcquired stenosis of external ear canal
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Acquired stenosis of external ear canal
H61.3 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Collapse of external ear canal
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 4 codes beneath H61.3. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in H61
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- H61
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.