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H60.552

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Acute reactive otitis externa, left 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 on the left side caused by a reaction to irritation rather than infection.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify laterality is documented as left ear before assigning this code
  • •Distinguish from infectious otitis externa (H60.4x) which requires bacterial or fungal organisms

Code Hierarchy

└H60Otitis externa└H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externa└H60.55Acute reactive otitis externa└H60.552Acute reactive otitis externa, left ear
└H60.552Acute reactive otitis externa, left ear

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