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
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