Chapter 8

H60–H95: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

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

Chapter Instructions

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
  • H61.191

    Noninfective disorders of pinna, right ear

  • H61.192

    Noninfective disorders of pinna, left ear

  • H61.193

    Noninfective disorders of pinna, bilateral

  • H61.199

    Noninfective disorders of pinna, unspecified ear

  • H61.20

    Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear

  • H61.21

    Impacted cerumen, right ear

  • H61.22

    Impacted cerumen, left ear

  • H61.23

    Impacted cerumen, bilateral

  • H61.301

    Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal, unspecified

  • H61.302

    Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal, unspecified

  • H61.303

    Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, bilateral

  • H61.309

    Acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified, unspecified ear

  • H61.311

    Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to trauma

  • H61.312

    Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to trauma

  • H61.313

    Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, bilateral

  • H61.319

    Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to trauma, unspecified ear

  • H61.321

    Acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

  • H61.322

    Acquired stenosis of left external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection

  • H61.323

    Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, bilateral

  • H61.329

    Acquired stenosis of external ear canal secondary to inflammation and infection, unspecified ear

  • H61.391

    Other acquired stenosis of right external ear canal

  • H61.392

    Other acquired stenosis of left external ear canal

  • H61.393

    Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, bilateral

  • H61.399

    Other acquired stenosis of external ear canal, unspecified ear

  • H61.811

    Exostosis of right external canal

  • H61.812

    Exostosis of left external canal

  • H61.813

    Exostosis of external canal, bilateral

  • H61.819

    Exostosis of external canal, unspecified ear

  • H61.891

    Other specified disorders of right external ear

  • H61.892

    Other specified disorders of left external ear

  • H61.893

    Other specified disorders of external ear, bilateral

  • H61.899

    Other specified disorders of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H61.90

    Disorder of external ear, unspecified, unspecified ear

  • H61.91

    Disorder of right external ear, unspecified

  • H61.92

    Disorder of left external ear, unspecified

  • H61.93

    Disorder of external ear, unspecified, bilateral

  • H62.40

    Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear

  • H62.41

    Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, right ear

  • H62.42

    Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, left ear

  • H62.43

    Otitis externa in other diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral

  • H62.8X1

    Other disorders of right external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H62.8X2

    Other disorders of left external ear in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H62.8X3

    Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere, bilateral

  • H62.8X9

    Other disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified ear

  • H65.00

    Acute serous otitis media, unspecified ear

  • H65.01

    Acute serous otitis media, right ear

  • H65.02

    Acute serous otitis media, left ear

  • H65.03

    Acute serous otitis media, bilateral

  • H65.04

    Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, right ear

  • H65.05

    Acute serous otitis media, recurrent, left ear

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