H61.021
H61.021 — Chronic perichondritis of right external ear
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
H61.021 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic perichondritis of right external ear. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H61.021 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
H61.021 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)
- A57482Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
Code history
H61.021 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H61.02. If H61.021 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H61.021
- Is H61.021 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H61.021 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H61.021 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95), in the block Diseases of external ear (H60-H62).