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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H60.5 Acute otitis externa, noninfective

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H60.5 is the ICD-10 code for Acute otitis externa, noninfective. It is a four-character subcategory of H60 (Otitis externa), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H60–H62 (Diseases of external ear) in Chapter VIII, Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VIII · H60–H95
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H60.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Acute otitis externa:
    • NOS
    • actinic
    • chemical
    • contact
    • eczematoid
    • reactive

H60.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H60.5Icke-infektiös akut extern otit

NorwayICD-10-NO

H60.5Ikke-infeksiøs akutt betennelse i ytre øre

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH605Akut ikke-infektiøs ekstern otitis

  • DH605BAkut eksem i ydre øre
FinlandICD-10-FI

H60.5Ei-infektioosi akuutti ulkokorvan tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H60.5Akute Otitis externa, nichtinfektiös

FranceICD-10-FR

H60.5Otite externe aigüe, non infectieuse

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H60.5acute otitis externa, niet-infectieus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific 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
  • and 20 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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