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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 H60.553
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.553
Acute reactive otitis externa, bilateral
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H60.553 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 H60.553 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H60.553 - other international versions of ICD-10 H60.553 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H60.553 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
H60.553:
- Bilateral acute reactive otitis externa
- Both sides acute reactive otitis externa
ICD-10-CM H60.553 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 H60.553 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 H60.553
H60.54 Acute eczematoid otitis externa
H60.55 Acute reactive otitis externa
H60.553
…… bilateral
H60.59 Other noninfective acute otitis externa
H60.6 Unspecified chronic otitis externa
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
