H60.55

Acute reactive otitis externa

Non-billable header

H60.55 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

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.

  • 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

  • Otitis, externa, acute, reactive

Parent code

  • H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externaHeader

More specific codes H60.55

  • H60.551Acute reactive otitis externa, right earBillable
  • H60.552Acute reactive otitis externa, left earBillable
  • H60.553Acute reactive otitis externa, bilateralBillable
  • H60.559Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified earBillable

Related codes

  • H60.50Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externaHeader
  • H60.51Acute actinic otitis externaHeader
  • H60.52Acute chemical otitis externaHeader
  • H60.53Acute contact otitis externaHeader
  • H60.54Acute eczematoid otitis externaHeader
  • H60.59Other noninfective acute otitis externaHeader

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