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H60.559

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Acute reactive 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 caused by a reaction to irritation, with the specific ear not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Query provider if ear side is documented elsewhere in the record

Code Hierarchy

└H60Otitis externa└H60.5Acute noninfective otitis externa└H60.55Acute reactive otitis externa└H60.559Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified ear
└H60.559Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified ear

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