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
  • H60.512|

    Acute actinic otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.513|

    Acute actinic otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.519|

    Acute actinic otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.52|

    Acute chemical otitis externa

  • H60.521|

    Acute chemical otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.522|

    Acute chemical otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.523|

    Acute chemical otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.529|

    Acute chemical otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.53|

    Acute contact otitis externa

  • H60.531|

    Acute contact otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.532|

    Acute contact otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.533|

    Acute contact otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.539|

    Acute contact otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.54|

    Acute eczematoid otitis externa

  • H60.541|

    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, right ear

  • H60.542|

    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, left ear

  • H60.543|

    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, bilateral

  • H60.549|

    Acute eczematoid otitis externa, unspecified ear

  • H60.55|

    Acute reactive otitis externa

  • 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

  • H60.59|

    Other noninfective acute otitis externa

  • 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

  • H60.6|

    Unspecified chronic otitis externa

  • 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

  • H60.8|

    Other otitis externa

  • H60.8X|

    Other otitis externa

  • 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

  • H60.9|

    Unspecified otitis externa

  • 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|

    Other disorders of external ear

  • H61.0|

    Chondritis and perichondritis of external ear

  • H61.00|

    Unspecified perichondritis of external ear

  • H61.001|

    Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear

  • H61.002|

    Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear

  • H61.003|

    Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral

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