H60

Otitis externa

Non-billable header

H60 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

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

More specific codes H60

  • H60.0Abscess of external earHeader
  • H60.1Cellulitis of external earHeader
  • H60.2Malignant otitis externaHeader
  • H60.3Other infective otitis externaHeader
  • H60.4Cholesteatoma of external earHeader
  • H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externaHeader
  • H60.6Unspecified chronic otitis externaHeader
  • H60.8Other otitis externaHeader
  • H60.9Unspecified otitis externaHeader

Related codes

  • H61Other disorders of external earHeader
  • H62Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhereHeader

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