ICD-10-CM · Chapter 8 · H60–H95
H62.8X9
Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Quick facts
- Code
- H62.8X9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 8 — Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Category
- H62 — Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H62.8X9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear. 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 H62
- H62Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.4Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.40Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear
- H62.41Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, right ear
- H62.42Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, left ear
- H62.43Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
- H62.8Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.8XOther disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.8X1Other disorders of right external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.8X2Other disorders of left external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.8X3Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral
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