H62.8X9

What This Code Means

A disorder affecting the outer ear that occurs as a complication of another disease, but the specific ear affected is not documented.

Coding Tips

• •This code is used when external ear disease is secondary to another classified condition; always code the primary disease first
• •The '9' indicates unspecified ear, so if laterality is documented, use a more specific code (H62.8X1 for right, H62.8X2 for left, H62.8X3 for bilateral)