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)
  • 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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  • H60—

    Otitis externa

  • H60.0—

    Abscess of external ear

  • H60.00—

    Abscess of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H60.01—

    Abscess of right external ear

  • H60.02—

    Abscess of left external ear

  • H60.03—

    Abscess of external ear, bilateral

  • H60.1—

    Cellulitis of external ear

  • H60.10—

    Cellulitis of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H60.11—

    Cellulitis of right external ear

  • H60.12—

    Cellulitis of left external ear

  • H60.13—

    Cellulitis of external ear, bilateral

  • H60.2—

    Malignant otitis externa

  • H60.20—

    Malignant otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.21—

    Malignant otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.22—

    Malignant otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.23—

    Malignant otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.3—

    Other infective otitis externa

  • H60.31—

    Diffuse otitis externa

  • H60.311—

    Diffuse otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.312—

    Diffuse otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.313—

    Diffuse otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.319—

    Diffuse otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.32—

    Hemorrhagic otitis externa

  • H60.321—

    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.322—

    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.323—

    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.329—

    Hemorrhagic otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.33—

    Swimmer's ear

  • H60.331—

    Swimmer's ear, right ear

  • H60.332—

    Swimmer's ear, left ear

  • H60.333—

    Swimmer's ear, bilateral

  • H60.339—

    Swimmer's ear, unspecified ear

  • H60.39—

    Other infective otitis externa

  • H60.391—

    Other infective otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.392—

    Other infective otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.393—

    Other infective otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.399—

    Other infective otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.4—

    Cholesteatoma of external ear

  • H60.40—

    Cholesteatoma of external ear, unspecified ear

  • H60.41—

    Cholesteatoma of right external ear

  • H60.42—

    Cholesteatoma of left external ear

  • H60.43—

    Cholesteatoma of external ear, bilateral

  • H60.5—

    Acute noninfective otitis externa

  • H60.50—

    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa

  • H60.501—

    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.502—

    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.503—

    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.509—

    Unspecified acute noninfective otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.51—

    Acute actinic otitis externa

  • H60.511—

    Acute actinic otitis externa, right ear

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