Chapter 8

H60–H95: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

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Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • H60.543|

    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.549|

    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.551|

    Acute reactive otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.552|

    Acute reactive otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.553|

    Acute reactive otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.559|

    Acute reactive otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.591|

    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.592|

    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.593|

    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.599|

    Other noninfective acute otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.60|

    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.61|

    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.62|

    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.63|

    Unspecified chronic otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.8X1|

    Other otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.8X2|

    Other otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.8X3|

    Other otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.8X9|

    Other otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.90|

    Unspecified otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.91|

    Unspecified otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.92|

    Unspecified otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.93|

    Unspecified otitis externa, bilateral

  • H61.001|

    Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear

  • H61.002|

    Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear

  • H61.003|

    Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral

  • H61.009|

    Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H61.011|

    Acute perichondritis of right external ear

  • H61.012|

    Acute perichondritis of left external ear

  • H61.013|

    Acute perichondritis of external ear, bilateral

  • H61.019|

    Acute perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H61.021|

    Chronic perichondritis of right external ear

  • H61.022|

    Chronic perichondritis of left external ear

  • H61.023|

    Chronic perichondritis of external ear, bilateral

  • H61.029|

    Chronic perichondritis of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H61.031|

    Chondritis of right external ear

  • H61.032|

    Chondritis of left external ear

  • H61.033|

    Chondritis of external ear, bilateral

  • H61.039|

    Chondritis of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H61.101|

    Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear

  • H61.102|

    Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear

  • H61.103|

    Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral

  • H61.109|

    Unspecified noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear

  • H61.111|

    Acquired deformity of pinna, right ear

  • H61.112|

    Acquired deformity of pinna, left ear

  • H61.113|

    Acquired deformity of pinna, bilateral

  • H61.119|

    Acquired deformity of pinna, unspecified ear

  • H61.121|

    Hematoma of pinna, right ear

  • H61.122|

    Hematoma of pinna, left ear

  • H61.123|

    Hematoma of pinna, bilateral

  • H61.129|

    Hematoma of pinna, unspecified ear

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