H60.00 Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H60.0 Abscess of external ear

Applicable to

• Boil of external ear
• Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
• Furuncle of external ear

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 154-156 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 380.10 Infective otitis externa, unspecified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H60.00

Back-references to H60.0

• Type 2 Excludes: L02.0 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face ("abscess of ear, external (H60.0)")

Nearby codes

• H60 Otitis externa
• H60.0 Abscess of external ear
• H60.00 Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear (this code)
• H60.01 Abscess of right external ear
• H60.02 Abscess of left external ear
• H60.03 Abscess of external ear, bilateral
• H60.1 Cellulitis of external ear
• H60.10 Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear