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

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.31

Diffuse otitis externa

2016

2017

2018

2019

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 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM H60.31 became effective on October 1, 2018.
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:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H60.31:

H60-H95
2019 ICD-10-CM Range H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

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

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

Otitis (acute) H66.90
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H66.90
Otitis media, unspecified, unspecified ear
- externa H60.9-
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.9-
  Unspecified otitis externa
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  - infective NEC H60.39-
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.39-
    Other infective otitis externa
    2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    - diffuse 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.