H60.90
BillableUnspecified otitis externa, unspecified ear
Unspecified otitis externa, unspecified 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Inflammation of ear canal3135009
- Inflammation of external acoustic meatus3135009
- Inflammation of external auditory canal3135009
- Inflammation of external auditory meatus3135009
- OE - Otitis externa3135009
- Otitis externa3135009
- Swimmer's ear3135009
- Non-infective OE - otitis externa232231008
- Non-infective otitis externa232231008
- Dermatitis of external ear402698005
- Dermatitis of external auditory canal427404005
UMLS
- Ear Inflammation, ExternalC0029878
- Externa, OtitisC0029878
- External Ear InflammationC0029878
- External Ear InflammationsC0029878
- External OtitidesC0029878
- External OtitisC0029878
- External ear inflammationC0029878
- Inflammation of External Auditory CanalC0029878
- Inflammation of ear canalC0029878
- Inflammation of external acoustic meatusC0029878
- Inflammation of external auditory canalC0029878
- Inflammation of external auditory meatusC0029878
- Inflammation of the External Auditory CanalC0029878
- Inflammation, External EarC0029878
- OE - Otitis externaC0029878
- Otitides, ExternalC0029878
- Otitis ExternaC0029878
- Otitis externaC0029878
- Otitis externa (disorder)C0029878
- Otitis externa NOSC0029878
- Otitis, ExternalC0029878
- Swimmer's earC0029878
- Unspecified otitis externaC0029878
- Unspecified otitis externa, unspecified earC0029878
- externa otitisC0029878
- external otitisC0029878
- otitis externaC0029878
- otitis externalC0029878
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified otitis externa, unspecified ear?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified otitis externa, unspecified ear is H60.90. The full clinical description is "Unspecified otitis externa, unspecified ear". H60.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H60.90 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H60.90 represents "Unspecified otitis externa, unspecified 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 H60.90 a billable code?
Yes, H60.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H60.90 in?
H60.90 is in Chapter 8: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (codes H60-H95).
What SNOMED CT codes does H60.90 map to?
H60.90 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 427404005, 402698005, 3135009, 232231008. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H60.90?
H60.90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0029878. 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.