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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 H60.60
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.60
Unspecified chronic otitis externa, unspecified ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- H60.60 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 H60.60 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H60.60 - other international versions of ICD-10 H60.60 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H60.60 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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- 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
H60.60:
Approximate Synonyms
- Chronic eczema of external auditory canal
- Chronic eczematoid otitis externa
- Chronic non-infective otitis externa
- Chronic otitis externa
- Otitis externa (ear canal infection), chronic
ICD-10-CM H60.60 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 H60.60 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 H60.60
H60.59 Other noninfective acute otitis externa
H60.6 Unspecified chronic otitis externa
H60.60
…… unspecified ear
H60.8 Other otitis externa
H60.9 Unspecified otitis externa
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.