H60.4

Cholesteatoma of external ear

Non-billable header

H60.4 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Keratosis obturans of external ear (canal)

Includes (from H60)

  • 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.

  • cholesteatoma of middle ear (H71.-)
  • recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H60)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H60)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H60)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H60)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H60)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H60)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H60)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H60)

Also known as

  • Keratosis obturans of external ear (canal)
  • Cholesteatoma, external ear

Parent code

  • H60Otitis externaHeader

More specific codes H60.4

  • H60.40Cholesteatoma of external ear, unspecified earBillable
  • H60.41Cholesteatoma of right external earBillable
  • H60.42Cholesteatoma of left external earBillable
  • H60.43Cholesteatoma of external ear, bilateralBillable

Related codes

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

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