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)

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Internal Codes

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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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