H61.2

Impacted cerumen

Non-billable header

H61.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Wax in ear

Includes (from H61)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H61)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H61)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H61)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H61)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H61)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H61)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H61)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H61)

Also known as

  • Wax in ear
  • Cerumen
  • Impaction, impacted, cerumen

Parent code

  • H61Other disorders of external earHeader

More specific codes H61.2

  • H61.20Impacted cerumen, unspecified earBillable
  • H61.21Impacted cerumen, right earBillable
  • H61.22Impacted cerumen, left earBillable
  • H61.23Impacted cerumen, bilateralBillable

Related codes

  • H61.0Chondritis and perichondritis of external earHeader
  • H61.1Noninfective disorders of pinnaHeader
  • H61.3Acquired stenosis of external ear canalHeader
  • H61.8Other specified disorders of external earHeader
  • H61.9Disorder of external ear, unspecifiedHeader

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