ICD-10-CM category
H60 Otitis externa
H60 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 72 complete codes below.
H60.0…
4 codes
H60.1…
4 codes
H60.2…
4 codes
H60.3…
16 codes
- H60.311Diffuse otitis externa, right ear
- H60.312Diffuse otitis externa, left ear
- H60.313Diffuse otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.319Diffuse otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.321Hemorrhagic otitis externa, right ear
- H60.322Hemorrhagic otitis externa, left ear
- H60.323Hemorrhagic otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.329Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.331Swimmer's ear, right ear
- H60.332Swimmer's ear, left ear
- H60.333Swimmer's ear, bilateral
- H60.339Swimmer's ear, unspecified ear
- H60.391Other infective otitis externa, right ear
- H60.392Other infective otitis externa, left ear
- H60.393Other infective otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.399Other infective otitis externa, unspecified ear
H60.4…
4 codes
H60.5…
28 codes
- H60.501Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, right ear
- H60.502Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, left ear
- H60.503Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.509Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.511Acute actinic otitis externa, right ear
- H60.512Acute actinic otitis externa, left ear
- H60.513Acute actinic otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.519Acute actinic otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.521Acute chemical otitis externa, right ear
- H60.522Acute chemical otitis externa, left ear
- H60.523Acute chemical otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.529Acute chemical otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.531Acute contact otitis externa, right ear
- H60.532Acute contact otitis externa, left ear
- H60.533Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.539Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.541Acute eczematoid otitis externa, right ear
- H60.542Acute eczematoid otitis externa, left ear
- H60.543Acute eczematoid otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.549Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.551Acute reactive otitis externa, right ear
- H60.552Acute reactive otitis externa, left ear
- H60.553Acute reactive otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.559Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified ear
- H60.591Other noninfective acute otitis externa, right ear
- H60.592Other noninfective acute otitis externa, left ear
- H60.593Other noninfective acute otitis externa, bilateral
- H60.599Other noninfective acute otitis externa, unspecified ear
H60.6…
4 codes
H60.8…
4 codes
H60.9…
4 codes
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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