Alphabetic Index FY2027

H60

Otitis externa

FY2027Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process/H60–H62 Diseases of external ear

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

H60 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for otitis externa. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H60.0 Abscess of external ear, H60.1 Cellulitis of external ear, H60.2 Malignant otitis externa, H60.3 Other infective otitis externa and 5 more. Its coding notes include 8 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 8 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition

More specific codes under H60 9