Other infective 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 4 more specific codes instead:

H60.31 Diffuse otitis externa (also a header)
H60.32 Hemorrhagic otitis externa (also a header)
H60.33 Swimmer's ear (also a header)
H60.39 Other infective 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other infective otitis externa

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H60.0	Abscess of external ear	Not billable
H60.1	Cellulitis of external ear	Not billable
H60.2	Malignant otitis externa	Not billable
H60.4	Cholesteatoma of external ear	Not billable
H60.5	Acute noninfective otitis externa	Not billable
H60.6	Unspecified chronic otitis externa	Not billable
H60.8	Other otitis externa	Not billable
H60.9	Unspecified otitis externa	Not billable