H60.42
BillableCholesteatoma of left external ear
Cholesteatoma of left external ear
Coding Notes
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)
- cholesteatoma of middle ear (H71.-)
- recurrent cholesteatoma of postmastoidectomy cavity (H95.0-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cholesteatoma of external ear35247001
- Keratosis obturans59370009
- Keratosis obturans of external acoustic meatus59370009
- Keratosis obturans of external auditory canal59370009
- Keratosis obturans of external auditory meatus59370009
- Keratosis obturans of external ear canal59370009
- Cholesteatoma of left external ear1088831000119107
- Left external ear cholesteatoma1088831000119107
- Keratosis obturans of left external acoustic meatus1088971000119100
- Keratosis obturans of left external auditory canal1088971000119100
- Keratosis obturans of left external auditory meatus1088971000119100
- Keratosis obturans of left external ear canal1088971000119100
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cholesteatoma of left external ear?
The ICD-10-CM code for cholesteatoma of left external ear is H60.42. The full clinical description is "Cholesteatoma of left external ear". H60.42 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H60.42 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H60.42 represents "Cholesteatoma of left external ear". It is classified under Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H60.42 a billable code?
Yes, H60.42 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H60.42 in?
H60.42 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What SNOMED CT codes does H60.42 map to?
H60.42 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 35247001, 1088831000119107, 59370009, 1088971000119100. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H60.42?
H60.42 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2881540. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.