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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