2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60

Otitis externa

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2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H60 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H60 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H60 - other international versions of ICD-10 H60 may differ.

The following code(s) above H60 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

that may be applicable to 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.

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H60

H59.42 …… stage 2

H59.43 …… stage 3

H59.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

H59.81 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment

H59.811 …… right eye

H59.812 …… left eye

H59.813 …… bilateral

H59.819 …… unspecified eye

H59.88 Other intraoperative complications of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

H59.89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

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

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.