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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H60-H95
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
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H60-H62
Diseases of external ear
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H60-
Otitis externa
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.531
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.531
Acute contact otitis externa, right ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H60.531 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H60.531 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H60.531 - other international versions of ICD-10 H60.531 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H60.531 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
H60.531:
- Right acute contact otitis externa
ICD-10-CM H60.531 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
- 155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
- 156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert H60.531 to ICD-9-CM
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 H60.531
H60.52 Acute chemical otitis externa
H60.53 Acute contact otitis externa
H60.531
…… right ear
H60.54 Acute eczematoid otitis externa
H60.55 Acute reactive otitis externa
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
