H60.50 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Acute otitis externa NOS

Codes under H60.50

• H60.501 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, right ear
• H60.502 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, left ear
• H60.503 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, bilateral
• H60.509 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear

Code annotations containing back-references to H60.50

Back-references to H60.5

• Type 2 Excludes: L23 Allergic contact dermatitis ("eczema of external ear (H60.5-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L24 Irritant contact dermatitis ("eczema of external ear (H60.5-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L25 Unspecified contact dermatitis ("eczema of external ear (H60.5-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H60.50

• Otitis (acute) › externa › acute (noninfective)

Nearby codes

• H60.40 Cholesteatoma of external ear, unspecified ear
• H60.41 Cholesteatoma of right external ear
• H60.42 Cholesteatoma of left external ear
• H60.43 Cholesteatoma of external ear, bilateral
• H60.5 Acute noninfective otitis externa
• H60.50 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa (this code)
• H60.501 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, right ear
• H60.502 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, left ear
• H60.503 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, bilateral
• H60.509 Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear
• H60.51 Acute actinic otitis externa