H60.1 Cellulitis of external ear

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Cellulitis of auricle
• Cellulitis of external auditory canal

Codes under H60.1

• H60.10 Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear
• H60.11 Cellulitis of right external ear
• H60.12 Cellulitis of left external ear
• H60.13 Cellulitis of external ear, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H60.1

Back-references to H60.1

• Type 2 Excludes: L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis ("cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L03.211 Cellulitis of face ("cellulitis of ear (H60.1-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H60.1

• Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › ear (external)
• Lymphangitis › acute › ear (external)

Nearby codes

• H60.0 Abscess of external ear
• H60.00 Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear
• 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 (this code)
• H60.10 Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear
• H60.11 Cellulitis of right external ear
• H60.12 Cellulitis of left external ear
• H60.13 Cellulitis of external ear, bilateral
• H60.2 Malignant otitis externa