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H60.5

Acute noninfective 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 7 more specific codes instead:

  • H60.50 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.51 Acute actinic otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.52 Acute chemical otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.53 Acute contact otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.54 Acute eczematoid otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.55 Acute reactive otitis externa (also a header)
  • H60.59 Other noninfective acute 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 Acute noninfective otitis externa

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
H60.0 Abscess of external ear Not billable
H60.1 Cellulitis of external ear Not billable
H60.2 Malignant otitis externa Not billable
H60.3 Other infective otitis externa Not billable
H60.4 Cholesteatoma of external ear Not billable
H60.6 Unspecified chronic otitis externa Not billable
H60.8 Other otitis externa Not billable
H60.9 Unspecified otitis externa Not billable