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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 H60.8
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.8
Other otitis externa
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H60.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H60.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H60.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 H60.8 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H60.8 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
H60.8:
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
- Otitis (acute) H66.90
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H66.90
Otitis media, unspecified, unspecified ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- externa H60.9-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.9-
Unspecified otitis externa
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H60.8
H60.59 Other noninfective acute otitis externa
H60.6 Unspecified chronic otitis externa
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.