ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H61.23
Impacted cerumen, bilateral
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H61.23
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H61 — Other disorders of external ear
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H61.23 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of impacted cerumen, bilateral. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in H61
- H61Other disorders of external ear
- H61.0Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear
- H61.00Unspecified perichondritis of external ear
- H61.001Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear
- H61.002Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear
- H61.003Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
- H61.009Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
- H61.01Acute perichondritis of external ear
- H61.011Acute perichondritis of right external ear
- H61.012Acute perichondritis of left external ear
- H61.013Acute perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
- H61.019Acute perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
- H61.02Chronic perichondritis of external ear
- H61.021Chronic perichondritis of right external ear
- H61.022Chronic perichondritis of left external ear
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