H60.20 Malignant otitis externa, unspecified ear

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 380.14 Malignant otitis externa (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Nearby codes

• 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
• H60.20 Malignant otitis externa, unspecified ear (this code)
• H60.21 Malignant otitis externa, right ear
• H60.22 Malignant otitis externa, left ear
• H60.23 Malignant otitis externa, bilateral
• H60.3 Other infective otitis externa
• H60.31 Diffuse otitis externa