ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H60-H62 Diseases of external ear
Otitis externa H60

Otitis externa H60-

Clinical Information

A disorder characterized by inflammation, swelling and redness to the outer ear and ear canal.
An acute or chronic inflammatory process involving the skin of the outer ear and the ear canal.
Inflammation of the outer ear including the external ear canal, cartilages of the auricle (ear cartilage), and the tympanic membrane.

Codes

H60 Otitis externa
- H60.0 Abscess of external ear
  - H60.00 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.01 Abscess of right external ear
  - H60.02 Abscess of left external ear
  - H60.03 …… bilateral
- H60.1 Cellulitis of external ear
  - H60.10 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.11 Cellulitis of right external ear
  - H60.12 Cellulitis of left external ear
  - H60.13 …… bilateral
- H60.2 Malignant otitis externa
  - H60.20 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.21 …… right ear
  - H60.22 …… left ear
  - H60.23 …… bilateral
- H60.3 Other infective otitis externa
  - H60.31 Diffuse otitis externa
    - H60.311 …… right ear
    - H60.312 …… left ear
    - H60.313 …… bilateral
    - H60.319 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.32 Hemorrhagic otitis externa
    - H60.321 …… right ear
    - H60.322 …… left ear
    - H60.323 …… bilateral
    - H60.329 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.33 Swimmer's ear
    - H60.331 …… right ear
    - H60.332 …… left ear
    - H60.333 …… bilateral
    - H60.339 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.39 Other infective otitis externa
    - H60.391 …… right ear
    - H60.392 …… left ear
    - H60.393 …… bilateral
    - H60.399 …… unspecified ear
- H60.4 Cholesteatoma of external ear
  - H60.40 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.41 Cholesteatoma of right external ear
  - H60.42 Cholesteatoma of left external ear
  - H60.43 …… bilateral
- H60.5 Acute noninfective otitis externa
  - H60.50 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa
    - H60.501 …… right ear
    - H60.502 …… left ear
    - H60.503 …… bilateral
    - H60.509 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.51 Acute actinic otitis externa
    - H60.511 …… right ear
    - H60.512 …… left ear
    - H60.513 …… bilateral
    - H60.519 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.52 Acute chemical otitis externa
    - H60.521 …… right ear
    - H60.522 …… left ear
    - H60.523 …… bilateral
    - H60.529 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.53 Acute contact otitis externa
    - H60.531 …… right ear
    - H60.532 …… left ear
    - H60.533 …… bilateral
    - H60.539 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.54 Acute eczematoid otitis externa
    - H60.541 …… right ear
    - H60.542 …… left ear
    - H60.543 …… bilateral
    - H60.549 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.55 Acute reactive otitis externa
    - H60.551 …… right ear
    - H60.552 …… left ear
    - H60.553 …… bilateral
    - H60.559 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.59 Other noninfective acute otitis externa
    - H60.591 …… right ear
    - H60.592 …… left ear
    - H60.593 …… bilateral
    - H60.599 …… unspecified ear
- H60.6 Unspecified chronic otitis externa
  - H60.60 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.61 …… right ear
  - H60.62 …… left ear
  - H60.63 …… bilateral
- H60.8 Other otitis externa
  - H60.8X Other otitis externa
    - H60.8X1 …… right ear
    - H60.8X2 …… left ear
    - H60.8X3 …… bilateral
    - H60.8X9 …… unspecified ear
- H60.9 Unspecified otitis externa
  - H60.90 …… unspecified ear
  - H60.91 …… right ear
  - H60.92 …… left ear
  - H60.93 …… bilateral