ICD-10 diagnosis code
H62 Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
H62 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block H60–H62 (Diseases of external ear) in Chapter VIII, Diseases of the ear and mastoid process.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- VIII · H60–H95
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of H62
- H62.0Otitis externa in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.1Otitis externa in viral diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.2Otitis externa in mycoses
- H62.3Otitis externa in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.4Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere
- H62.8Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere
H62 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H62Förändringar i ytterörat vid sjukdomar som klassificeras på annan plats
DH62Forandringer i ydre øre ved sygdomme klassificeret andetsteds
H62Krankheiten des äußeren Ohres bei anderenorts klassifizierten Krankheiten
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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