H60.0
Non-billableAbscess of external ear
Abscess of external ear
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Boil of external ear
- Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
- Furuncle of external ear
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Abscess of external acoustic meatusC0521778
- Abscess of external auditory canalC0521778
- Abscess of external auditory canal (disorder)C0521778
- Abscess of external auditory meatusC0521778
- Boil in external earC0521778
- Boil in the outer ear canalC0521778
- Boil of external auditory meatusC0521778
- Boil of external earC0521778
- External auditory boilC0521778
- Furunculosis of external acoustic meatusC0521778
- Furunculosis of external auditory canalC0521778
- Furunculosis of external auditory meatusC0521778
- Furunculosis of external auditory meatus (disorder)C0521778
- Abscess of external earC0339752
- Abscess of external ear (disorder)C0339752
- Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canalC2881512
- Furuncle of external earC2881513
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H60.0?
ICD-10-CM code H60.0 represents "Abscess of external ear". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H60.0 a billable code?
No, H60.0 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under H60.0.
What chapter is H60.0 in?
H60.0 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What are the subcategories under H60.0?
H60.0 has 4 child codes, including: 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).
What are the UMLS CUIs for H60.0?
H60.0 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0521778, C0339752, C2881512, C2881513. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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