H61.001 Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H61.0 Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear

Applicable to

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 152-153 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 380.00 Perichondritis of pinna, unspecified (approximate)

Nearby codes

• H61 Other disorders of external ear
• H61.0 Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear
• H61.00 Unspecified perichondritis of external ear
• H61.001 Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear (this code)
• H61.002 Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear
• H61.003 Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral
• H61.009 Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear
• H61.01 Acute perichondritis of external ear
• H61.011 Acute perichondritis of right external ear