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H60.392

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Other infective otitis externa, left ear

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

What This Code Means

An infection of the outer ear canal in the left ear caused by organisms other than those typical of swimmer's ear.

Coding Tips

  • •Differentiate between swimmer's ear (H60.33x) and other bacterial/fungal infections using this code
  • •Ensure documentation supports the specific infectious agent when coding other infective otitis externa

Code Hierarchy

└H60Otitis externa└H60.3Other infective otitis externa└H60.39Other infective otitis externa└H60.392Other infective otitis externa, left ear
└H60.392Other infective otitis externa, left ear

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