1. H60 Otitis externa

    1. H60.0 Abscess of external ear

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Boil of external ear
      • Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
      • Furuncle of external ear
      1. H60.00 Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear

      2. H60.01 Abscess of right external ear

      3. H60.02 Abscess of left external ear

      4. H60.03 Abscess of external ear, bilateral

    2. H60.1 Cellulitis of external ear

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Cellulitis of auricle
      • Cellulitis of external auditory canal
      1. H60.10 Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear

      2. H60.11 Cellulitis of right external ear

      3. H60.12 Cellulitis of left external ear

      4. H60.13 Cellulitis of external ear, bilateral

    3. H60.2 Malignant otitis externa

      1. H60.20 Malignant otitis externa, unspecified ear

      2. H60.21 Malignant otitis externa, right ear

      3. H60.22 Malignant otitis externa, left ear

      4. H60.23 Malignant otitis externa, bilateral

    4. H60.3 Other infective otitis externa

      1. H60.31 Diffuse otitis externa

        • H60.311 Diffuse otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.312 Diffuse otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.313 Diffuse otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.319 Diffuse otitis externa, unspecified ear
      2. H60.32 Hemorrhagic otitis externa

        • H60.321 Hemorrhagic otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.322 Hemorrhagic otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.323 Hemorrhagic otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.329 Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear
      3. H60.33 Swimmer's ear

      4. H60.39 Other infective otitis externa

        • H60.391 Other infective otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.392 Other infective otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.393 Other infective otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.399 Other infective otitis externa, unspecified ear
    5. H60.4 Cholesteatoma of external ear

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Keratosis obturans of external ear (canal)
      1. H60.40 Cholesteatoma of external ear, unspecified ear

      2. H60.41 Cholesteatoma of right external ear

      3. H60.42 Cholesteatoma of left external ear

      4. H60.43 Cholesteatoma of external ear, bilateral

    6. H60.5 Acute noninfective otitis externa

      1. H60.50 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Acute otitis externa NOS
        • H60.501 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.502 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.503 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.509 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear
      2. H60.51 Acute actinic otitis externa

        • H60.511 Acute actinic otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.512 Acute actinic otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.513 Acute actinic otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.519 Acute actinic otitis externa, unspecified ear
      3. H60.52 Acute chemical otitis externa

        • H60.521 Acute chemical otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.522 Acute chemical otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.523 Acute chemical otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.529 Acute chemical otitis externa, unspecified ear
      4. H60.53 Acute contact otitis externa

        • H60.531 Acute contact otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.532 Acute contact otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.533 Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.539 Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear
      5. H60.54 Acute eczematoid otitis externa

        • H60.541 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.542 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.543 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.549 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear
      6. H60.55 Acute reactive otitis externa

        • H60.551 Acute reactive otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.552 Acute reactive otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.553 Acute reactive otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.559 Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified ear
      7. H60.59 Other noninfective acute otitis externa

        • H60.591 Other noninfective acute otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.592 Other noninfective acute otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.593 Other noninfective acute otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.599 Other noninfective acute otitis externa, unspecified ear
    7. H60.6 Unspecified chronic otitis externa

      1. H60.60 Unspecified chronic otitis externa, unspecified ear

      2. H60.61 Unspecified chronic otitis externa, right ear

      3. H60.62 Unspecified chronic otitis externa, left ear

      4. H60.63 Unspecified chronic otitis externa, bilateral

    8. H60.8 Other otitis externa

      1. H60.8X Other otitis externa

        • H60.8X1 Other otitis externa, right ear
        • H60.8X2 Other otitis externa, left ear
        • H60.8X3 Other otitis externa, bilateral
        • H60.8X9 Other otitis externa, unspecified ear
    9. H60.9 Unspecified otitis externa

      1. H60.90 Unspecified otitis externa, unspecified ear

      2. H60.91 Unspecified otitis externa, right ear

      3. H60.92 Unspecified otitis externa, left ear

      4. H60.93 Unspecified otitis externa, bilateral

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.