ICD-10-CM Codes
H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
H60-H62 Diseases of external ear
H62- Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H62.41

Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, right ear

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Billable/Specific Code

Manifestation Code

H62.41 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Otitis externa in oth diseases classd elswhr, right ear
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H62.41 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H62.41 - other international versions of ICD-10 H62.41 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

H62.41 describes the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself.

The following code(s) above H62.41 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 H62.41:

H60-H95
2020 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
H62.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H62.4
Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- erysipelas (A46)
- impetigo (L01.0)
Type 1 Excludes
- otitis externa (in):
- candidiasis (B37.84)
- herpes viral [herpes simplex] (B00.1)
- herpes zoster (B02.8)
Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere

Approximate Synonyms

Right chronic mycotic otitis externa
Right mycotic otitis externa due to otomycosis
Right otitis mycotic externa due to otomycosis

ICD-10-CM H62.41 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

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 H62.41 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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H62.41

H61.893 …… bilateral

H61.899 …… unspecified ear

H61.9 Disorder of external ear, unspecified

H61.90 …… unspecified ear

H61.91 Disorder of right external ear, unspecified

H61.92 Disorder of left external ear, unspecified

H61.93 …… bilateral

H62 Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

H62.4 Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere

H62.40 …… unspecified ear

H62.41 …… right ear

H62.42 …… left ear

H62.43 …… bilateral

H62.8 Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

H62.8X Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

H62.8X1 Other disorders of right external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

H62.8X2 Other disorders of left external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

H62.8X3 …… bilateral

H62.8X9 …… unspecified ear

H65 Nonsuppurative otitis media

H65.0 Acute serous otitis media

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H62.41

Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, right ear

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere