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H60.509

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Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear

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

What This Code Means

Sudden inflammation of the outer ear canal that is not caused by infection, with no specific underlying cause identified and the affected ear not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when laterality (which ear is affected) is not documented
  • •Query the provider for laterality information when possible to assign a more specific code

Code Hierarchy

└H60Otitis externa└H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externa└H60.50Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa└H60.509Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear
└H60.509Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear

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