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Category · FY2027

H60 Otitis externa

  • Header · not billable

H60 is not billable. The category heads 72 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 9 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Swimmer'sear → H60.33-
  • Otitis (acute)externa → H60.9-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction)external ear (canal) → H60.4-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
  2. H60-H62 Diseases of external ear (H60-H62)
  3. H60 Otitis externa
Billable codes
72
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
4 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
19

Codes in H60

  1. H60.0
    Abscess of external ear
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Boil of external ear
    • Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
    • Furuncle of external ear
  2. H60.00
    Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear
    Billable
  3. H60.01
    Abscess of right external ear
    Billable
  4. H60.02
    Abscess of left external ear
    Billable
  5. H60.03
    Abscess of external ear, bilateral
    Billable
  6. H60.1
    Cellulitis of external ear
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Cellulitis of auricle
    • Cellulitis of external auditory canal
  7. H60.10
    Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear
    Billable
  8. H60.11
    Cellulitis of right external ear
    Billable
  9. H60.12
    Cellulitis of left external ear
    Billable
  10. H60.13
    Cellulitis of external ear, bilateral
    Billable
  11. H60.2
    Malignant otitis externa
    Header
  12. H60.20
    Malignant otitis externa, unspecified ear
    BillableCC
  13. H60.21
    Malignant otitis externa, right ear
    BillableCC
  14. H60.22
    Malignant otitis externa, left ear
    BillableCC
  15. H60.23
    Malignant otitis externa, bilateral
    BillableCC
  16. H60.3
    Other infective otitis externa
    Header
  17. H60.31
    Diffuse otitis externa
    Header
  18. H60.311
    Diffuse otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  19. H60.312
    Diffuse otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  20. H60.313
    Diffuse otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  21. H60.319
    Diffuse otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  22. H60.32
    Hemorrhagic otitis externa
    Header
  23. H60.321
    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  24. H60.322
    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  25. H60.323
    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  26. H60.329
    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  27. H60.33
    Swimmer's ear
    Header
  28. H60.331
    Swimmer's ear, right ear
    Billable
  29. H60.332
    Swimmer's ear, left ear
    Billable
  30. H60.333
    Swimmer's ear, bilateral
    Billable
  31. H60.339
    Swimmer's ear, unspecified ear
    Billable
  32. H60.39
    Other infective otitis externa
    Header
  33. H60.391
    Other infective otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  34. H60.392
    Other infective otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  35. H60.393
    Other infective otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  36. H60.399
    Other infective otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  37. H60.4
    Cholesteatoma of external ear
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Keratosis obturans of external ear (canal)

    Excludes2

    • cholesteatoma of middle ear (H71.-) H71
    • recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-) H95.0
  38. H60.40
    Cholesteatoma of external ear, unspecified ear
    Billable
  39. H60.41
    Cholesteatoma of right external ear
    Billable
  40. H60.42
    Cholesteatoma of left external ear
    Billable
  41. H60.43
    Cholesteatoma of external ear, bilateral
    Billable
  42. H60.5
    Acute noninfective otitis externa
    Header
  43. H60.50
    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Acute otitis externa NOS
  44. H60.501
    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  45. H60.502
    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  46. H60.503
    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  47. H60.509
    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  48. H60.51
    Acute actinic otitis externa
    Header
  49. H60.511
    Acute actinic otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  50. H60.512
    Acute actinic otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  51. H60.513
    Acute actinic otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  52. H60.519
    Acute actinic otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  53. H60.52
    Acute chemical otitis externa
    Header
  54. H60.521
    Acute chemical otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  55. H60.522
    Acute chemical otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  56. H60.523
    Acute chemical otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  57. H60.529
    Acute chemical otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  58. H60.53
    Acute contact otitis externa
    Header
  59. H60.531
    Acute contact otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  60. H60.532
    Acute contact otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  61. H60.533
    Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  62. H60.539
    Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  63. H60.54
    Acute eczematoid otitis externa
    Header
  64. H60.541
    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  65. H60.542
    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  66. H60.543
    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  67. H60.549
    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  68. H60.55
    Acute reactive otitis externa
    Header
  69. H60.551
    Acute reactive otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  70. H60.552
    Acute reactive otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  71. H60.553
    Acute reactive otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  72. H60.559
    Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  73. H60.59
    Other noninfective acute otitis externa
    Header
  74. H60.591
    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  75. H60.592
    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  76. H60.593
    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  77. H60.599
    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  78. H60.6
    Unspecified chronic otitis externa
    Header
  79. H60.60
    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  80. H60.61
    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  81. H60.62
    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  82. H60.63
    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  83. H60.8
    Other otitis externa
    Header
  84. H60.8X
    Other otitis externa
    Header
  85. H60.8X1
    Other otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  86. H60.8X2
    Other otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  87. H60.8X3
    Other otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable
  88. H60.8X9
    Other otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  89. H60.9
    Unspecified otitis externa
    Header
  90. H60.90
    Unspecified otitis externa, unspecified ear
    Billable
  91. H60.91
    Unspecified otitis externa, right ear
    Billable
  92. H60.92
    Unspecified otitis externa, left ear
    Billable
  93. H60.93
    Unspecified otitis externa, bilateral
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 8 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 8 page.

Index entries

  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative)ear (external) → H60.1-
  • Swimmer'sear → H60.33-
  • Cholesteatoma (ear) (middle) (with reaction)external ear (canal) → H60.4-
  • Otitis (acute)externa → H60.9-
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)ear (middle)external → H60.0-
  • Lymphangitisacuteear (external) → H60.1-
  • Otitis (acute)externamalignant → H60.2-
  • Otitis (acute)externainfective NEC → H60.39-
  • Otitis (acute)externaacute (noninfective) → H60.50-
  • Otitis (acute)externachronic → H60.6-
  • Otitis (acute)externaspecified NEC → H60.8
  • Otitis (acute)externainfective NECdiffuse → H60.31-
  • Otitis (acute)externainfective NEChemorrhagic → H60.32-
  • Otitis (acute)externaacute (noninfective)actinic → H60.51-
  • Otitis (acute)externaacute (noninfective)chemical → H60.52-
  • Otitis (acute)externaacute (noninfective)contact → H60.53-
  • Otitis (acute)externaacute (noninfective)eczematoid → H60.54-
  • Otitis (acute)externaacute (noninfective)reactive → H60.55-
  • Otitis (acute)externaacute (noninfective)specified NEC → H60.59-

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