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H60

Otitis externa

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

  • H60.0 Abscess of external ear (also a header)
  • H60.1 Cellulitis of external ear (also a header)
  • H60.2 Malignant otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.3 Other infective otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.4 Cholesteatoma of external ear (also a header)
  • H60.5 Acute noninfective otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.6 Unspecified chronic otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.8 Other otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.9 Unspecified otitis externa (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Otitis externa