FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
H60: Otitis externa
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Otitis externa. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
More specific FY2027 codes
- H60.0: Abscess of external earNonbillable heading
- H60.1: Cellulitis of external earNonbillable heading
- H60.2: Malignant otitis externaNonbillable heading
- H60.3: Other infective otitis externaNonbillable heading
- H60.4: Cholesteatoma of external earNonbillable heading
- H60.5: Acute noninfective otitis externaNonbillable heading
- H60.6: Unspecified chronic otitis externaNonbillable heading
- H60.8: Other otitis externaNonbillable heading
- H60.9: Unspecified otitis externaNonbillable heading
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Instructional note
Use an external cause code following the code for the ear condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the ear condition
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: H60-H95 (chapter, inherited).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does H60 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Otitis externa. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is H60 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks H60 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does H60 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition