H95.819 Postprocedural stenosis of unspecified external ear canal

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from H95.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• postprocedural complications and disorders following mastoidectomy (H95.0-, H95.1-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 919-921 in MDC 21.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 997.99 Complications affecting other specified body systems, not elsewhere classified (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to H95.819

Back-references to H95.81

• Type 1 Excludes: H61.3 Acquired stenosis of external ear canal ("postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal (H95.81-)")

Nearby codes

• H95.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified
• H95.81 Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal
• H95.811 Postprocedural stenosis of right external ear canal
• H95.812 Postprocedural stenosis of left external ear canal
• H95.813 Postprocedural stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral
• H95.819 Postprocedural stenosis of unspecified external ear canal (this code)
• H95.88 Other intraoperative complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified
• H95.89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of the ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified