2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.31

Diffuse otitis externa

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2020

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H60.31 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H60.31 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H60.31 - other international versions of ICD-10 H60.31 may differ.

The following code(s) above H60.31 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

that may be applicable to H60.31:

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H60.31:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H60.31

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

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