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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H61.0 Perichondritis of external ear

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H61.0 is the ICD-10 code for Perichondritis of external ear. It is a four-character subcategory of H61 (Other disorders of external ear), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H60–H62 (Diseases of external ear) in Chapter VIII, Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VIII · H60–H95
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H61.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis
  • Perichondritis of:
    • auricle
    • pinna

H61.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H61.0Perikondrit i ytterörat

NorwayICD-10-NO

H61.0Perikondritt i ytre øre

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH610Perikondritis i ydre øre

  • DH610AChondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
FinlandICD-10-FI

H61.0Ulkokorvan rustokalvon tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H61.0Perichondritis des äußeren Ohres

FranceICD-10-FR

H61.0Périchondrite de l'oreille externe

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H61.0perichondritis van uitwendig oor

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • 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
  • H61.011Acute 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
  • and 8 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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