H60.54 Acute eczematoid otitis externa

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Codes under H60.54

• H60.541 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, right ear
• H60.542 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, left ear
• H60.543 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, bilateral
• H60.549 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear

Code annotations containing back-references to H60.54

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 H60.54

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

Nearby codes

• H60.53 Acute contact otitis externa
• H60.531 Acute contact otitis externa, right ear
• H60.532 Acute contact otitis externa, left ear
• H60.533 Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral
• H60.539 Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear
• H60.54 Acute eczematoid otitis externa (this code)
• H60.541 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, right ear
• H60.542 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, left ear
• H60.543 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, bilateral
• H60.549 Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear
• H60.55 Acute reactive otitis externa