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H60.329

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Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An ear canal infection of unspecified laterality characterized by bleeding or blood-filled blisters in the ear canal, typically caused by viral infection.

Coding Tips

  • •Clarify laterality with clinical documentation when possible to assign H60.321 or H60.322 instead
  • •Document any associated systemic viral illness or recent upper respiratory infection

Code Hierarchy

└H60Otitis externa└H60.3Other infective otitis externa└H60.32Hemorrhagic otitis externa└H60.329Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear
└H60.329Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear

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